Repointing Swindon
Propoint UK are domestic and commercial repointing contractors that are trading standards approved and all work guaranteed. We specialise in pointing for brickwork, stone and all aspects of masonry. We also provide specialist chemical cleaning services for brickwork and sandblasting for stonework. We have many trusted teams and offer our services throughout the UK including the Swindon area.
Some unscrupulous tradesmen and companies are attempting to trade off our good name. Please take care not to be deceived by companies providing inferior workmanship. We are the original Propoint UK, established over 20 years ago.
Our Swindon Restorations Team
ProPoint UK have a very professional brickwork pointing and building renovation team for Swindon. ProPoint UK supply brick wall repointing and almost all forms of property restoration services for both large commercial buildings and residential homes within and around the Swindon region.
ProPoint UK’s specialist Swindon group of hired builders have a real knowledge and commitment for the process of historic period facades. The teams target is to recover a buildings brickwork or stone wall facade to its best standard.
The types of properties vary, therefor our restoration team use their genuine building knowledge to pick the correct materials and techniques suitable for every particular property.
When does a home or property need Repointing?
It’s crucial that you know how to pinpoint when you need to repoint. Checking you mortar is pretty easy. When examining your wall, a great guide to go by is to measure the depth of the mortar against the height of the mortar. When the depth matches the height of the mortar gap, you’ll probably require repointing. You should also use your finger to test the pointing, simply dig your finger into the joints in the brickwork and see if any mortar comes away. Try this test in different areas around the front and back of the home.
Commercial Building Repointing in Swindon
We provide both internal and external repointing services for commercial buildings in Swindon. We have repointed many types of commercial buildings including office buildings, small retail properties, shopfronts, car showrooms, government buildings, hospitals and a large variety of different commercially related properties. We use the best mechanical repointing technology. The commercial service we give is faster, cleaner and includes a stronger pointing solution for commercial buildings in Swindon.
What is the cost of repointing in Swindon?
Depending on the condition and size of your pointing, it usually cost between £20and£40 per metre-squared in Swindon. You may need scaffolding, this may add to the cost. It isn’t cheap, but it’s worth it. New repointing work should last over 50 years, so you won’t require to repoint again in your lifetime!
You will likely evert expensive repair works that would be required if moisture enters through voids in the buildings pointing work and increase the overall value to your home or business property.
Old Lime Mortar Repointing
A large majority old red brick properties and walls in Swindon were originally built using lime mortar and the need to continue this trend is imperative to the well-being of a aged house or wall. For example, a many Victorian homes may likely have been built with lime mortar, not cement. So it’s crucial that cement isn’t used in repointing. If cement is used, the movement inherent in older homes can cause property damage.
Other Restoration Services
We also supply different restoration services in Swindon. Like brick and stone cleaning and cracked wall repair. As well as repointing, we also work in the conservation of listed buildings, this applies to both residential and commercial projects. Building materials we use are precisely selected to closely match the quality and tradition of the original property work. We also try, if we can, to recycle reclaimed materials.
About Swindon
Swindon (/ˈswɪndən/ ( listen)) is a large town, in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, South West England, midway between Bristol, 35 miles (56 kilometres) to the west and Reading, 35 miles (56 km) to the east. London is 78 miles (126 km) to the east, and Cardiff is 78 miles (126 km) to the west. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 182,441.[1]
Swindon became an Expanded Town under the Town Development Act 1952 and this led to a major increase in its population.[2]Swindon railway station is on the line from London Paddington to Bristol. Swindon Borough Council is a unitary authority, independent of Wiltshire Council since 1997. Residents of Swindon are known as Swindonians. Swindon is home to the Bodleian Library’s book depository, which contains 153 miles (246 km) of bookshelves [3] and also has the English Heritage National Monument Record Centre and the headquarters of the National Trust, on the site of the former Great Western Railway works. The town and wider borough also has the headquarters of the Nationwide Building Society and a Honda car manufacturing plant.