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Old mortar is removed with dust-controlled tools and replaced with a mix matched to your brick, so repointed areas on Old Brampton homes blend in rather than stand out.
Old Brampton is a rural village in the countryside west of Chesterfield, a world away from the suburbs — gritstone cottages and period properties gathered around the medieval church of St Peter and St Paul. This is traditional stone-and-lime country where repointing has to be done sympathetically.
Old Brampton's stone walls were built to breathe, bedded and pointed in lime mortar. Repointing them with modern cement traps moisture and damages the stone, especially after a wet Derbyshire winter, so we use matched lime mortars that let the wall manage moisture as it was meant to.
Every wall, era and material is different. Here is how we approach the three jobs we are asked for most.
Old mortar is removed with dust-controlled tools and replaced with a mix matched to your brick, so repointed areas on Old Brampton homes blend in rather than stand out.
We have the experience to repoint stone and period masonry sympathetically, using lime mortar and traditional finishes that respect how the wall was first built.
Worn paths and patios are cleaned down and repointed with a hard-wearing mix, tackling everything from patch repairs to full re-jointing.
We inspect the masonry, identify failed joints and recommend the right mortar mix and finish for your property.
The perished mortar is raked out with dust-controlled tools, so the work stays tidy and the dust stays down.
We fill the joints with colour-matched mortar and finish them by hand, leaving a neat, weather-tight and consistent face.
We cover Old Brampton, Wadshelf, Cutthorpe, Holymoorside and Wigley for traditional lime mortar repointing and stone restoration.
Tell us about your walls, chimney or patio and we'll send a free, no-obligation quote.
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