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POINTING
What Exactly Is Brick Pointing?
If you’re planning an exterior repair job for your property, it’s natural to have a long list of questions and concerns in mind. What is brick pointing? How much does brick pointing cost? How to repair brick pointing if you plan on tackling the job yourself? .
As for the basics, brick pointing (or re-pointing) is the art of repairing the joints of brickwork with mortar or cement. It is an essential routine maintenance job to safeguard the structure of brick masonry and to improve resistance to water penetration.
The longevity of bricks may well exceed 100 years and is thus greater than that of the mortar holding them together, so the occasional repair of the mortar joints is expected over the life of the building. You must always use the correct materials to match the age of the building so that you are keeping everything as original as possible.
STONEWORK
Stone restoration can be conducted on a large variety of natural stones and using a large range of different methods. These methods include cleaning, honing, polishing, flattening, colour enhancing, repairing and further. Stone restoration if often employed as a means to repair damage such as broken materials, cracks, chipped surfaces, wear and tear, accumulated debris, removal of paint or graffiti, and the like. The restoration of these conditions requires professional assistance, specialised industrial machinery as well as appropriate skill, care and expertise if the job is to be conducted up to pristine standards. Repairing stone, rather than replacing it, is known for being significantly more cost effective and less time consuming. For further information regarding exactly what type of restoration your stone structure may need, please feel free to get in contact with one of our expert and friendly team members who are able to provide you with a free consultation and quotation today!
STRUCTURAL REPAIRS
Movement in masonry structures may occur for a variety of reasons. The result is often cracking at the weakest points. Strength may be restored by the installation of masonry reinforcement.
Masonry reinforcement consists of deformed stainless steel bar or helical stainless steel wire which is set into epoxy or cementitious grout. The helical wire is generally used in brickwork repair and may be 6mm or 8mm in diameter. Solid deformed bar is available from 6mm diameter upwards for more major repairs.
The reinforcement may be installed in short lengths to stitch across cracks, or may be used in continuous lengths to form virtual “beams” in the brickwork. It is important to ensure that there is sufficient bond of the reinforcement into stable sections of the structure.
In order to preserve the aesthetic appearance of the building Thomas restoration pay particular attention to making good the surface of the brickwork, pointing or render to match as closely as possible to the surrounding surfaces.
FACADE CLEANING
Thomas restoration are experts in the cleaning of all types of building facade, including natural stone, brickwork, concrete, render and timber framed structures using our doff machine to protect, clean and preserve
BRICKSLIP INSTALLATION & POINTING
Brick slips are used for wall cladding. They replicate the look of traditional bricks but are a cost-effective and safe method of achieving a brick finish to a building without using real brick. They come in a range of systems for attaching them to an external wall and are available in a range of designs and colours