Brick repointing in Solihull
Sandy, recessed or missing joints raked out and refilled on Solihull semis and detached homes, in a mortar coloured to sit with your brick. Send a photo for a free price.
- 18 years in the trade
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- Semis and detached houses
- Joint profile matched
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Mortar that has had its day
Mortar on a well built house lasts a long time, but it does not last for ever. On Solihull semis and detached homes from the interwar and post-war years, the joints facing the weather are often the first to go soft and sandy, while the sheltered walls still look fine.
With brick repointing we cut the weak mortar back to a firm base, damp the joints and fill them again in layers. Where you also have a cracked window head, we can deal with lintel repair in Solihull during the same visit and point the whole wall in one go.
Spalled or broken bricks are cut out and swapped as part of our brickwork repairs, so the new pointing has a sound face to sit against. If you want to know what good repointing involves, the pointing guide covers it in plain terms.
Repointing prices in Solihull
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 |
How semis and detached houses wear
A detached house has four elevations, and they rarely wear at the same rate. The wall that takes the wind and rain loses its joints first, while the sheltered side can be sound for years. We look at each face separately and only price the ones that need it, which keeps the job to the right size.
Interwar and post-war semis often share a chimney stack on the party line and have hipped roofs that throw water onto the walls when gutters block. Joints under leaking gutters, around bay windows and up the stack are where we usually find the worst mortar. Later houses were pointed in cement, which suits their harder brick, so a sound cement mix is normally right here.
Clues the pointing is failing
- Joints that crumble under a fingernail
- Mortar recessed deep behind the brick
- Damp marks under a gutter or downpipe
- Moss rooted along the bed joints
- Cracked mortar around the bay window
- Chimney joints washed out near the top
What happens on a repoint
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Message a photo
A shot of each wall that worries you, plus a close view of the joints.
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Receive a quote
We price from the pictures, or call round if the house needs a proper look.
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Cut out and fill
Weak mortar comes out to a firm depth and fresh mortar goes in layer by layer.
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Strike and clean
The joints are finished to the profile of the house and the brick is brushed off.
Fresh joints against old brick
What your repoint covers
- Each elevation checked and priced separately
- Failed joints cut back to sound mortar
- Joints wetted before the mortar goes in
- Mix coloured to sit with the brick
- Finish matched to the existing joints
- Shared chimney stacks if you ask
- Covers against rain or frost while curing
- Debris bagged and the drive swept
Pointing pages for neighbouring towns
We cover these places near Solihull too.
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?
Send a photo of the wall and we will tell you what it needs.
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Guides
Questions about pointing in Solihull
How much does repointing a Solihull semi cost?
A standard semi-detached front or rear is from £2,450 and a standard terraced front or rear from £1,850. Height, scaffold, a chimney stack, very deep or hard old joints and awkward access all push a job above that. Detached houses are priced from photos.
Do I have to do the whole house at once?
No. If only one or two elevations have failed, we can repoint just those and leave the sound walls alone. We match the colour and joint finish so the repaired walls do not stand out.
Our semi shares a chimney with next door. Can you repoint our half?
We can, although the stack tends to weather as one piece. It is often worth speaking to your neighbour so both halves are done together under the same scaffold, which also gives a more even finish.
Will new mortar look different from the old?
Fresh mortar is always a little brighter at first. We blend the sand and colour to suit your brick, and the joints tone down as they weather over the following months.
What time of year is best for repointing?
Spring to early autumn is easiest because mortar must not freeze while it cures. We can work in cooler months with covers, but we will not point when frost is forecast.
Ask for a Solihull repointing price
Send photos of the walls on WhatsApp or ring us. It costs nothing to get a quote.