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Case study · Bolstermoor, Huddersfield

Gable-end maintenance and breathable paint

Maintaining the gable end of a Huddersfield home and repainting it with breathable paint.

The brief

Carry out maintenance on the house’s gable end and renew its painted finish.

The work

We completed the gable-end maintenance and repainted the surface with breathable paint.

The result

The finished photograph shows the renewed, even painted finish across the gable end.

Weathered paint on the gable end of the Bolstermoor house before maintenance
Before · weathered gable end
Close view of the Bolstermoor gable end during maintenance, with ladders and protective coverings
During · maintenance in progress
Bolstermoor house gable end after maintenance and repainting with breathable paint
After · breathable paint finish

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Case study · Springhead Lane, Huddersfield

Stonework repairs and lime repointing

Removing old mortar, repairing the stonework and renewing the joints with lime at this Huddersfield property.

The brief

Remove the old mortar and repair the stonework before repointing the property in lime.

The work

We removed the existing mortar, carried out stonework repairs and repointed the joints with lime mortar.

The result

The completed photograph shows the renewed stone joints. Follow the work through the before, during and after photographs below.

Stone property on Springhead Lane, Huddersfield, before mortar removal and stonework repairs
Before · original mortar joints
Springhead Lane property during stonework repairs and lime repointing, with access equipment in place
During · stonework repairs and lime pointing
Completed stonework repairs and lime repointing at Springhead Lane, Huddersfield
After · completed lime repointing

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Case study · Lime pointing

Renewing a farmhouse’s stone joints

The brief

Repoint the farmhouse stonework, starting with removal of the old mortar joints.

The work

We raked out the old mortar and repointed in lime. Hessian protected the fresh joints from drying too quickly during the work.

The result

The finished photographs show renewed joints across the stone elevations, with close-up and wider views of the completed work.

Rear farmhouse stonework before mortar removal
Before
Old mortar being raked out of the rear farmhouse stonework
During · raking out
Rear farmhouse stonework after lime repointing
Finished stonework
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Overview of the stone farmhouse
Property overview
Rear farmhouse elevation before raking out the joints
Before · rear elevation
Hessian covering fresh lime pointing on the farmhouse
During · protected joints
Completed rear elevation of the farmhouse
Completed rear elevation
Completed side elevation of the farmhouse
Completed side elevation
Aerial view of the repointed farmhouse
Finished · aerial view

Full property repointing

A West Yorkshire property undergoing a full lime pointing project, with progress photographs from the gable end.

West Yorkshire stone property before lime repointing
Before · property overview
Ground-level view of the stone property before repointing
Before · ground-level view
Lime repointing in progress on the gable end
During · gable end
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Aerial view of gable-end repointing in progress
During · aerial view

Case study · West Yorkshire

Replacing concrete strapping with lime pointing

The brief

Remove the existing concrete strapping from the front of a stone property and renew the joints.

The work

With scaffold access in place, we removed the strapping, raked out the joints and repointed the stonework in lime.

The result

The photographs show the change from prominent concrete joints to fresh lime pointing, including the upper elevation and the joints after drying.

Concrete strapping between the stone joints before removal
Before · concrete joints
Scaffolding at the front of the stone property
During · scaffold access
Side view of the property with drying lime mortar joints
After · drying lime joints
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Front elevation before concrete strapping removal and repointing
Before · front elevation
Fresh lime mortar in the stone joints
Fresh lime pointing
Concrete strapping on the upper stone elevation
Before · upper elevation
Upper elevation after lime repointing
After · upper elevation

Case study · Interior stonework

Making a feature of an exposed chimney breast

The brief

The customer wanted their chimney breast exposed and repointed as a stone feature.

The work

We repointed the exposed stonework, with progress photographs showing the full chimney breast and the individual joints.

The result

The finished chimney breast brings the stonework into view. Close-up photographs show the completed pointing and texture of the stone.

Exposed stone chimney breast before repointing
Exposed stonework
Stone chimney breast after repointing
Repointed chimney breast
Close-up of completed chimney breast pointing
Finished detail

Dry stone wall rebuild

A damaged dry stone wall rebuilt with a neat, consistent finish.

Damaged dry stone wall before rebuilding
Before
Completed dry stone wall rebuild
After

Wall rebuilding

From dismantling the old wall to the completed rebuild.

Stone wall being dismantled for rebuilding
During · dismantling
Completed rebuilt stone wall
After · completed wall

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