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We provide professional brickwork services across North London, ensuring your walls, chimneys, patios, and garden structures are strong, safe, and visually appealing.
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Michael Rock has become a trusted expert in brickwork repairs, pointing, chimney work, and masonry restoration. We serve homes and businesses in Acton, Barnet, Cricklewood, Crouch End, Ealing, Edgware, Finchley, Hampstead, Golders Green, Hendon, Highgate, Hornsey, Kenton, Muswell Hill, Stanmore, Swiss Cottage, West Hampstead, and Willesden.
Most people notice the problem only when damp shows indoors. These signs come first
When the face of a brick flakes or pops off, it exposes the soft inside of the brick to the weather. It's often caused by frost, salts, or hard cement pointing that forces moisture out through the brick instead of the joints.
Cracks through individual bricks, often around downpipes, sills, gate fixings or where something has hit the wall.
Bricks that move, usually on garden walls, parapets, chimneys and wall tops, where the mortar has failed.
A wall that bows out or leans needs looking at quickly, especially garden and boundary walls next to paths.
Stepped cracks along the joints, or cracks that widen over time, can point to movement. See the next section.
Damaged bricks and failed joints let rain into solid walls. Brick repair is often done together with repointing.
We offer a wide range of repointing services tailored to different property types and requirements
Cracked, flaking or frost-damaged bricks cut out and replaced with matching bricks, then pointed to match.
Loose bricks on walls, copings and sills taken out, cleaned and reset on fresh mortar.
Bulging, cracked or collapsed sections of wall taken down and rebuilt to match the original bond and bricks.
Repairs, partial rebuilds. See garden wall repairs and rebuilding.
Damaged bricks and failed brickwork on chimney stacks repaired. See chimney repairs, or chimney rebuilds if the stack needs taking down.
Exposed on both sides and the top, so they often need brick replacement as well as repointing. See parapet wall repairs.
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Not every crack is serious, but some need a structural engineer before any brickwork is touched. We’ll always tell you which kind we think you have.
New bricks and mortar take time to weather in, but a good match blends in within a season or two. A repair should look like it has always been there. That means matching
Colour, texture and size. Older London houses were often built in imperial-sized bricks, which are slightly larger than modern metric ones, so new bricks won't always fit.
The pattern the bricks are laid in, such as Flemish, English or stretcher bond.
Mortar type and colour to suit the age of the wall, finished in the same joint style. See pointing finishes we can match.
We follow a systematic approach for every brickwork project
We look at the damage, the cause, the bricks and the bond, check for signs of movement, and give you a written quote.
We find bricks that match yours for colour, texture and size.
We protect the area, set up safe access, and support the brickwork above where needed.
Damaged bricks are carefully cut out without disturbing the bricks around them, and new bricks are bedded in. Larger sections are taken down and rebuilt course by course in the original bond.
The new work is pointed in a matching mortar and joint finish.
We clean the brickwork, clear the site and go over the finished work with you.
Every job is priced after a visit. The main factors are
or how big a section needs rebuilding.
reclaimed or special bricks cost more than standard ones.
chimneys, parapets and high walls need scaffolding.
if a leak, roots or movement need dealing with first.
whether the surrounding wall needs repointing too.
Choosing the right brickwork and pointing specialist is essential for protecting your property. Here’s why homeowners and businesses across North London trust us
Michael Rock has more than 30 years of hands-on expertise in pointing, chimney repairs, and brickwork restoration.
We understand North London architecture, weather conditions, and building materials, ensuring tailored solutions for your property.
Every project is completed to the highest standards, with attention to detail and durability in mind.
From minor repairs to major restorations, we handle all aspects of brickwork and pointing.
Honest quotes with no hidden fees, ensuring peace of mind.
We take pride in delivering exceptional results and building long-term relationships with our clients.
We proudly serve North London and surrounding areas, including
No matter where you are in North London, our team is ready to provide fast, reliable, and professional service. Not on the list? We often work in nearby areas too. Contact us to check.
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Send us a photo of the damage or book a visit, and we’ll tell you what’s needed and give you a clear written quote.
Yes. Damaged bricks can be cut out individually and replaced without disturbing the rest of the wall, then pointed to match.
In most cases. We match colour, texture and size, using reclaimed bricks for older houses where needed. Very unusual or handmade bricks can be harder to find, and we'll show you the closest options before we start.
Usually water getting into the brick and freezing, salts in the wall, or hard cement pointing that forces moisture out through the brick faces instead of the joints. We deal with the cause as well as replacing the bricks.
Many cracks are old and stable, but cracks that are widening, wider than a few millimetres, or around windows and doors should be looked at by a structural engineer. We'll tell you honestly which we think yours is.
Rebuilding an existing wall to the same height usually doesn't need planning permission, but a new front wall over 1 metre next to a road normally does. Listed buildings, conservation areas and shared walls can have extra rules, so check with your council or ask us.
