Repointing a house

ernieglenman

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a builder to repoint the mortar on my house?

Thanks in advance.

Ernie

mel48rose

Why not check your local paper or ask friends/neighbours for any recommendations?

Honkycat

if you search pointing you'll get a few

steveymp

ernieglenman wrote: »

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a builder to repoint the mortar on my house?

Thanks in advance.

Ernie

Is it an older house or a modern one ?

Older stone houses are a lot more complicated to repoint as they tended to use lime additives in the original mortar and the stones are obviously not aligned straight.

I am looking into this myself for the South and West exposure of my house due to damp coming through during our monsoon season Mine would be 16 years old but I have found the mortar very sandy like most modern builds

I was roughly quoted £1000 per exposure for my 2 storey house. By hiring scaffolding, buying a grinder myself and mixing my own ration mortar I think I can do a cheaper and possibly better job

Plenty of repointing videos on youtube for help.

let me know if you get any reasonable quotes as it my save me a weeks work

saverbuyer

steveymp wrote: »

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I was roughly quoted £1000 per exposure for my 2 storey house. By hiring scaffolding, buying a grinder myself and mixing my own ration mortar I think I can do a cheaper and possibly better job

Plenty of repointing videos on youtube for help.

let me know if you get any reasonable quotes as it my save me a weeks work

Completely agree. Nothing difficult about repointing. It's time consuming and mind-numbingly boring. Might as well save a thousand quid and do it yourself.

ernieglenman

I've been quoted £3500 and that is not the whole house!!
Thanks for the replies I'll keep looking as I won't do it myself.

FUNKYDADDIO

Have you tried rated people?

Zola.

I am interested in repointing areas of our house too. The previous owners did it with silicone!!

How would I remove the silicone, or would i be better sticking mortar over it?

steveymp

Zola. wrote: »

I am interested in repointing areas of our house too. The previous owners did it with silicone!!

How would I remove the silicone, or would i be better sticking mortar over it?

Definately remove the silicone before repointing. Silicone is relatively easily removed with a thin paint scraper, harder stuff my need a grinder.

If your existing mortar is quiet sandy like mine is I would also grind it out first before applying new mortar. I had considered hiring a grinder but then saw this for £25 with excellent reviews for mortar scrapping

http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb281grd-4-angle-grinder-230-240v/93905

It would cost more to hire one for a week :eek:

saverbuyer

steveymp wrote: »

Definately remove the silicone before repointing. Silicone is relatively easily removed with a thin paint scraper, harder stuff my need a grinder.

If your existing mortar is quiet sandy like mine is I would also grind it out first before applying new mortar. I had considered hiring a grinder but then saw this for £25 with excellent reviews for mortar scrapping

http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb281grd-4-angle-grinder-230-240v/93905

It would cost more to hire one for a week :eek:

I'm going to buy that or the 9 inch one.


Going to give it a go putting down granite setts for my patio. This will come in handy.

Honkycat

Sent you a PM