Specialist tuck pointing London
Tuck pointing is one of the most skilled and time-consuming techniques in traditional brickwork. Very few people do it properly. Here’s what it is.
Tuck pointing was developed in the 18th century to make ordinary brickwork look like the expensive fine-jointed brick used on the grandest buildings. The method involves filling the whole joint with coloured mortar that matches the brick, then scribing a thin line of white or cream lime putty down the centre. From a few feet away the wall appears to have immaculate 5mm joints.
Done well, it’s extraordinary. Done badly — or done with the wrong materials — it looks terrible and causes damage. I’ve seen Victorian tuck pointing that’s still in decent condition after 150 years. I’ve also seen modern attempts that have failed within a decade.
I’m one of a small number of contractors in London who can carry out this work to a standard worth having. I won’t rush it and I won’t cut corners on the materials.
- One of very few London contractors with genuine tuck pointing experience
- Traditional lime putty and fine sand specification throughout
- Right for Georgian, Regency and early Victorian rubbed brick facades
- Experience with listed buildings and English Heritage requirements
- I won’t take on jobs I can’t do properly
“Chris at London Brickwork Repointing repointed the front of my house in N16. Three reasons why I’d use him again: he is highly experienced and skilled, he’s careful, helpful and trustworthy, and he gets the job done at a fair price. Rare to get all three these days!”
— Norman Foster, Stoke Newington
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