Why care must be taken when doing brick restoration or brick cleaning in London
Brick restoration isn’t a home improvement project you should consider undertaking yourself. It can be very hard to match old mortar with new mortar and not make new bricks stick out. It can be especially difficult if a restoration project needs the brick repointed. Here are the signs of a bad repointing job.
Mortar does not match the original mortar of the bricks.
The mortar joints are larger than when the house was originally built and brick was laid.
The platina of the beautifully aged bricks is gone.
Mortar starts spalling and rotting when it is not compatible with the original mortared brick.
Brick restoration, and even brick cleaning, can be a science. Brick restoration specialists in London must know what type of mortar they are working with before recommending cleaning or a plan of action to repair many years of damage. Many times with historic restoration, the goal is to mix mortar colours so that old mortar seemingly blends with old and new brick and brick colouring matches. If newer bricks are used, the goal is to blend older brick with newer brick. Then, it is difficult to see where a mason repaired the brickwork.
Is it possible to blend lime mortar from new bricks on older bricks from a historic building? It may be difficult to blend the mortars together if the materials are not compatible. Matching the colour of brick restoration in London is handy. Walls do not look off-colour and if you do ever need to clean any brick that has been restored, the brick mortar doesn’t look dirty. You don’t appear to need any brick cleaning in London if you use the colour of the mortar inside the house. An interior reading will help to sample colour that has not been eroded by outside influences: water, acid rain, smog, etc. Since the new mortar does fade, it won’t take the new mortar long to match the colour of the old mortar. By matching the colouring, any repair work on your house will look natural and not stick out that a chimney or a brick wall has been cleaned and repaired.
A professional can easily blend mortars without destroying platina and make repairs appear natural, without ruining the overall appearance of your home. Isn’t it nice to know a restoration can restore and clean an old building that has seen damage? Have you ever needed a restoration company to clean off graffiti or fix old and cracking mortar? At Fortress Restorations, we take the time to survey the damage and not only tell you what is causing the damage, but also show you our best plans to carefully restore the beauty of your building facade, etc. If need professional cleaning solutions for your business, please visit us at: www.fortress-restorations.co.uk
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