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We specialize in professional pointing repair services across North London, helping homeowners and businesses restore damaged mortar, strengthen walls, and prevent costly structural issues.
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Whether it’s residential, commercial, or heritage properties, we provide expert pointing repairs tailored to your property’s specific needs 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.
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Many property owners don’t realize they need pointing repair until visible damage appears. Common signs include
Fine cracks along the mortar let water into the wall. Cracks that run in a staircase pattern through the brickwork, or that keep reopening, can mean the wall is moving. We'll tell you if it needs a structural engineer before any pointing is done.
If the mortar turns to sand when you rub it, or you can scrape it out with a key, it's no longer doing its job. A small pile of sand at the foot of a wall is a common giveaway.
Joints that are hollow, recessed deep behind the brick face, or empty in places. They're often worst near ground level, under window sills and on chimney stacks.
Once the mortar has gone, bricks can rock or come away, especially on garden walls, parapets and chimneys. Loose bricks need resetting, or replacing if they're damaged. See our brick repair and replacement service.
Damp patches, blown plaster or peeling paint on inside walls can mean water is getting through failed joints, particularly in older solid-walled houses. Damp has other causes too, so we check the outside of the wall first.
Grey cement patches on older brick, mortar smeared over the brick faces, or pointing that stands proud of the wall. These often trap water and fail early, and they can damage the bricks around them.
A repair makes sense when the problem is limited to one area
We’ll show you what we’ve found and give you both options where it’s a close call. For whole walls, see our repointing services.
A repair only lasts if the cause is dealt with too. The most common causes we find are
Mortar is meant to wear out before the bricks do, and eventually it does.
Constant wetting in one spot washes mortar out fast. If that’s the cause, we’ll point it out so it’s fixed before we repair the joints.
Strong cement used on soft, older bricks can crack away from the brick and push moisture into the brick faces instead.
Water in damp joints expands when it freezes and breaks the mortar up.
Roots open up the joints and hold water in them.
Joints raked out too shallow, mortar smeared on the surface, or the wrong finish.
Settlement, tree roots or failed lintels can crack joints. Pointing alone won’t fix this, so we’ll say if you need an engineer.
We provide a comprehensive range of pointing repair services designed to meet the needs of homes, businesses, and heritage properties. Our services include
Failing areas raked out and repointed: around downpipes and gutters, under sills, at ground level and on bays.
Taking out a bad previous job and repointing it properly, in the right mortar and finish.
Resetting loose bricks, and cutting out and replacing cracked or flaking ones as part of the repair. See brick repairs and replacement.
Stacks get the worst of the weather and are often the first place pointing fails. See chimney repairs .
See parapet wall repairs.
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Putting it right means raking out the poor mortar carefully, without damaging the brick edges, and repointing in a suitable mortar and finish. Where bricks have already been damaged, we replace them. If you’re not sure whether a recent job was done properly, contact us and we’ll give you our view.
A lot of our repair work is correcting earlier jobs. The common problems are
where mortar has been spread over the brick faces instead of packed into the joints. It looks messy and fails quickly.
where a thin layer of new mortar has been skimmed over old, loose mortar. It cracks off within a few years.
which can make the brick faces crack and flake while the cement stays put.
where mortar stands proud of the brick and channels water into the wall.
where repairs over the years don't match each other or the original.
New mortar always looks a little brighter at first and tones down over the following months. A good repair shouldn’t stand out. We match
to the age of the building (lime for many older solid-walled houses, cement-based for most later brickwork)
By choosing the sand and mix to suit the existing mortar and mixing a test patch first.
such as flush, weatherstruck or bucket handle. See pointing finishes we can match.
We follow a careful, professional approach for all pointing repair projects
We look at the failed joints and what’s caused them, such as a leak, the wrong mortar, frost or movement, so the repair lasts.
We mark out what needs repairing and give you a written quote. If the wall needs more than a repair, we’ll tell you why.
Loose and failed mortar is removed back to sound material, to an even depth, without chipping the brick edges.
Cracked or flaking bricks are cut out and replaced with matching bricks.
The joints are dampened, packed firmly with the matched mortar and finished to match the surrounding wall.
We brush the wall down, clear up, and tell you how to protect the fresh mortar while it cures.
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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We provide localised pointing repair services for residential, commercial and traditional brickwork across North London, using repair methods suited to the condition of the masonry.
Yes. If the failed joints are confined to one area, we rake out and repoint just that section, matched to the rest of the wall. If most of the wall is failing, we'll recommend full repointing and explain why.
Usually age and weather, but constant wetting from a leaking gutter or downpipe, frost, or the wrong mortar can make it fail much sooner. We find the cause so the repair lasts.
It can, especially in older solid-walled houses, where rain getting through failed joints shows up as damp patches inside. Damp also has other causes, such as leaks, high ground levels or plumbing, so it's worth checking the outside walls first.
We match the mortar type, colour and joint finish. New mortar looks slightly brighter at first and tones down as it weathers.
As soon as you can. Small areas are quick and inexpensive to repair. Once water is getting into the wall, problems like frost damage, loose bricks and damp spread, and the job gets bigger.
A small, low area is possible if you rake out to a proper depth, use a mortar suited to your bricks and pack the joints firmly. The common mistakes are raking out too shallow, using cement that's too hard for older brick, and smearing mortar on the brick faces. For anything above ground floor, on chimneys, or on period properties, a professional repair lasts longer and avoids damaging the bricks.
It depends on the area, access, the condition of the joints, the mortar and whether any bricks need replacing. We give a free written quote after seeing the wall. Our repointing services explains what affects the price.
Like-for-like repointing doesn't normally need planning permission. If your property is listed, you'll usually need listed building consent for work that changes its character, such as a different mortar or joint finish, so check with your council first.
