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Common questions
Does my house need lime or cement?
Roughly: built before 1920 with soft red brick and it was almost certainly built with lime — it should be repointed in lime. Later cavity-wall houses were built with cement mortar and can be repointed in cement. Scott checks the existing mortar on the survey and tells you which applies.
How long does repointing last?
Done properly — raked out to depth, packed and struck — cement pointing should give 30 to 50 years, lime longer. Pointing smeared over the old mortar fails in one to five. We guarantee our workmanship for ten years in writing.
Can you match the mortar colour?
Yes. We test small mixes against your existing joints using different sands and, where needed, pigment, and let a sample dry before committing. Fresh mortar always dries lighter than it goes on, so we never judge it wet.
Do I need scaffolding?
Ground and first floor can usually be done from a tower. Full elevations on a three-storey house, or chimneys on steep roofs, may need a scaffold — we'll say so in the quote and arrange it.
What about the mess?
Raking out is dusty. We use extraction on grinders, sheet windows, doors and planting, and wash the wall and paths down at the end of each day. All waste goes with us.
How do I pay?
On completion, once you've walked the work with Scott. Bank transfer or card. No deposit on jobs under a week.