You may imagine brick repointing to be a time-consuming, expensive process, and one that can’t be justified simply by making your property more appealing. Yet the health of your brick mortar is about more than just appearance – here we cover five benefits of brick repointing that you may not have even of thought of.

1. Repointing Will Help Ensure Structural Integrity
Proper maintenance of your brickwork helps to ensure the structural integrity of your property – should you notice falling mortar, growing cracks or decaying joints, you almost certainly need to address them immediately. Repointing repairs these problems, ensuring that strength and stability is redeemed.

2. Your Home Will Be Protected From the Weather
Where mortar becomes compromised, the seal that protects your property can fail; should this happen, water can begin to seep into the bricks, potentially leading to damp issues. Where this is the case a professional repointer will repair the damp proof layer, and complete the job with fresh mortar that waterproofs your property once more.

3. The Aesthetics of Your Property Will Be Improved
Crumbling mortar impacts on the overall appearance of a property, and the stains that brickwork can suffer over the years can further degrade the overall look of a home. Repointing services can be complemented with stain removal services which, together, make for a significant makeover and improvement in appearance. Explore our brickwork repointing and restoration gallery to appreciate just how different a property can look following our services.

4. The Value of Your Home May Rise
The value of a property is significantly impacted by the amount of maintenance that potential home buyers consider is needed. Add to this the potential repair bills that a home buyer would rather avoid, and repointing makes solid sense for the average vendor.

5. The Regular Maintenance Your Property Will Be Reduced
Some homeowners are tempted to repair brickwork as they go – covering small sections one area at a time. This approach generally leads to diminished wall strength, and brickwork that has uneven weak points. It can also produce a somewhat haphazard appearance, with workmanship that lacks the clean, uniform affect when repointing and restoration is undertaken on the entire property.

London Repointing & Restoration are a team of craftsmen who carefully restore and repair damaged and worn stonework – should you wish to talk about whether repointing would be right for your property, speak with our helpful team on 02083068233, or send us a message.