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Overview

Brickwork and stonework

This page covers building and repairing walls and other structures in brick and stone: new brickwork, repointing worn mortar joints, dry stone walling, and flint and stonework.

Pick the nearest job from the list in the form. If yours isn't there, choose the closest and explain what you need in the description.

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Typical brick and stone jobs

Choose one of these in the form, or pick the closest and describe what you need.

  1. Brickwork

    New walls or other structures built in brick, or damaged brickwork rebuilt.

  2. Repointing

    Worn or crumbling mortar raked out of the joints and replaced with new.

  3. Dry Stone Walling

    A wall built of stones fitted together without mortar, or an old one rebuilt.

  4. Flint / Stonework

    Walls and features built or repaired in flint or natural stone.

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Worth knowing

Worth checking before work starts

A few rules and checks that apply to this kind of work.

  1. Garden wall heights

    In England, a new wall needs planning permission if it is over 1 metre high next to a road used by vehicles, or its footpath, or over 2 metres high elsewhere.

  2. Walls on a boundary

    In England and Wales, you must tell your neighbour before you build on or at the boundary between your properties, or work on a shared wall, including a garden wall.

  3. Matching bricks and mortar

    For repairs and extensions, ask how the bricklayer will match the bricks and the colour of the mortar. Older walls may need lime mortar rather than cement.

Questions

Brick and stone questions

My job isn't in the list. What should I choose?

Choose the closest job, then explain what you need in the description step.

What jobs can I request quotes for here?

Brickwork, repointing, dry stone walling, and flint and stonework. The full list is in the form's first step.

Does a garden wall need Building Regulations approval?

Not in England. Walls, fences and gates do not need it, but they must be structurally sound and kept in good repair.

Which job do I choose for crumbling mortar between bricks?

Choose Repointing and say roughly how much of the wall needs doing in the description.

What can be done about crumbling bricks?

Damaged bricks can usually be cut out and replaced with matching ones. Photos help a bricklayer see how many need doing, and whether water, such as from a leaking gutter, is the cause.

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Four short steps: the job, when you'd like it done, a description and your details.

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