Repointing in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Worn and missing mortar on Newcastle-under-Lyme terraces and semis replaced with neat new joints that match the house. Send a picture of the wall for a free quote.
- 18 years in the trade
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- Soft brick handled with care
- Whole houses or single walls
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Good joints keep a brick house dry
Every brick in your wall is bedded in mortar, and that mortar is what stops rain getting through the joints. When it has eroded, water gets into the wall and stays there.
Our brick repointing service replaces those joints with fresh mortar, coloured and finished to match. If your house is Victorian, read about our period property pointing, which uses lime to suit soft brick.
Crack over a window? Our page on lintel repair in Newcastle-under-Lyme covers that. A garden wall needing rebuilding can be handled through our bricklaying work.
Repointing prices in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Guide prices for a standard house. Choose the house, the walls and the mortar, then send it to us.
Prices are for a standard house with normal access. Detached houses, chimney stacks and very high walls are priced from photos. Lime pointing is 25% more than cement.
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| House and walls | Cement mortar | Lime mortar |
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| Terraced house, front | £1,850 | £2,312.50 |
| Terraced house, rear | £1,850 | £2,312.50 |
| Terraced house, front and rear | £3,700 | £4,625 |
| Semi-detached house, front | £2,450 | £3,062.50 |
| Semi-detached house, rear | £2,450 | £3,062.50 |
| Semi-detached house, front and rear | £4,900 | £6,125 |
Terraces and semis, two different jobs
On Victorian terraces the joints were laid in lime and the bricks are often soft. Cement used in later repairs is harder than the brick, so it forces moisture out through the brick face instead of the joint, and the face spalls. On those walls we take the cement out carefully, by hand where needed, and repoint in lime.
Interwar semis normally have a cement mortar to begin with and harder brick to match. They tend to need repointing on the most exposed walls, such as a side gable or a chimney stack, before the sheltered front.
Time to repoint if you see these
- Brick faces flaking beside hard joints
- Lime joints worn deep and sandy
- Stains spreading from a broken gutter
- Cold, damp patches on an outside wall
- Gaps around a chimney flashing
- Bricks moving when you push them
The repointing job from start to end
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Photos to us
A photo of each wall and a close-up of the mortar lets us give you a price.
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Quote and mix
We put the walls, the mortar type and any scaffold into a written quote.
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Rake and point
We clear each joint back to firm mortar, wet it and pack it in stages.
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Tool and clean
The joints are finished to suit the house and the brick is brushed down.
Brickwork with old and new pointing
Included in your repoint
- A look at each wall to be priced
- Cement pointing removed carefully
- Joints cut back to sound mortar
- Lime on soft Victorian brick
- Colour matched to the existing joints
- Finish matched to the house
- Covers in frost, rain or hot sun
- Waste removed at the end
Other repointing pages nearby
Towns close to Newcastle-under-Lyme with their own repointing page.
Our services
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Brick repointing
Failing joints raked out and refilled in mortar matched to your brick.
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Lime and mortar pointing
Breathable lime or matched mortar for Victorian, Edwardian and older homes.
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Lintel repair and replacement
Cracked or sagging window and door heads propped, replaced and rebuilt.
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Brickwork repairs
Spalled, cracked and loose bricks cut out and replaced to match.
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Bricklaying
Garden walls, boundary walls, piers and small brickwork builds.
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Not sure what you need?
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Guides
Repointing FAQs for Newcastle-under-Lyme
How much will repointing cost in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
A terraced house front or rear is from £1,850, and both together from £3,700. On a semi, each elevation is from £2,450. Scaffold, chimneys, height and the depth of the erosion all push a price up from there.
How can I tell if my terrace was built with lime?
Lime mortar is usually soft, pale and crumbly, and you can scratch it easily. If your house is Victorian and the original joints look like this, it was almost certainly laid in lime.
Will lime pointing last as long as cement?
On an old soft brick wall, yes, and it protects the brick far better. Lime is designed to be the sacrificial part of the wall, so it can be renewed without harming the brick.
Can you repoint while I am at work?
Yes. Almost all the work is outside, so you do not need to be in. We just need access to the walls and somewhere to mix.
Do you repoint the brickwork on extensions?
Yes. Kitchen and rear extensions are often in newer brick and may need a different mortar to the main house. We match each wall separately.
Free repointing quotes, starting with a photo
Message us a picture of your walls in Newcastle-under-Lyme, or call to talk through the job.