Skip to content
TJM Home Improvements
Newly laid brickwork on a garden wall

Brickwork

Brickwork

New work, rebuilds and repairs, matched to the brick and bond you already have.

Ask about brickwork

Tell us what is happening and we will come and look.

The work

Brickwork that matches the house

Good brickwork is invisible. Get the brick, the bond and the mortar right and a rebuilt section disappears into the elevation. Get them wrong and a patch of modern red brick in a lime-mortared London stock wall is the first thing anyone sees.

We take on new brickwork, rebuilds where a wall has bulged or cracked, and repairs to spalled and frost-damaged brick. That covers garden and boundary walls, piers, gables, arches over openings and the reveals around new windows and doors.

  • Bond and mortar are matched, not just the brick colour.
  • Lime mortar used where soft brick calls for it, instead of hard cement.
  • We tell you if a crack is structural movement that needs an engineer, rather than papering over it.
  • The same person does the brickwork and the roof detail where the two meet.
A brick boundary wall built with a rounded return

Why TJM

Why customers choose us

  • A family-run business that has built up an enviable reputation across West London.
  • Over 25 years of experience on roofs, roofline, brickwork and the ground around the house.
  • High standards on every job, whatever its size, from a slipped tile to a full re-roof.
  • Affordable pricing, with the figure in writing before any work starts.
  • Our goal is to meet and exceed the expectations of every customer.
A brick wall with a decorative pierced panel

What's included

What brickwork covers

  • Brick matching

    Sourced to match the existing brick in colour, texture and size as closely as it is made.

  • Mortar matching

    Mix and colour matched, and lime rather than cement where the wall needs to breathe.

  • Rebuilds

    Cracked, bulging or leaning sections taken down and rebuilt on sound foundations.

  • Brick replacement

    Spalled and frost-blown bricks cut out individually and replaced.

  • Arches and lintels

    Failed arches supported and rebuilt, and lintels replaced where they have rusted or sagged.

  • Piers and copings

    Gate piers, capping and coping renewed so the top of the wall sheds water.

The price

Brickwork costs

What brickwork costs comes down to what you actually have, not a price list. Two jobs that sound identical can be an hour of work or a week of it, which is why we do not price roofing over the phone. We come and look, then put a figure in writing.

  • Area of brickwork, and whether it is new build or a rebuild.
  • How difficult the brick is to match, and whether reclaimed brick is needed.
  • Whether propping, needling or a new lintel is involved.
  • Access and scaffolding, especially at gable height.

Next step

Get a price for brickwork

Send the form or ring us. We will come and look at what you actually have, then put a figure in writing.

Our work

Read the reviews, then look at the jobs

What customers have said about the work, collected from the places they left it.

Read customer feedback straight from our MyBuilder profile, where every review is tied to a job we were hired for, and see finished work on Instagram as it comes off the scaffold.

How it works

How a brickwork job runs

  1. Step 01

    Look at the wall

    We work out whether the crack is movement, a failed lintel or just weathering, because the fix differs.

  2. Step 02

    Match materials

    Brick and mortar options shown to you before anything is ordered.

  3. Step 03

    Support and rebuild

    Openings needled and propped where required, then rebuilt in the correct bond.

  4. Step 04

    Point and clean down

    Joints finished to match, brickwork cleaned off, and the site cleared.

Questions

Brickwork: common questions

The questions we get asked most often about this work. Anything else, ring and ask.

Still not sure? Ring and ask. It is usually quicker than typing it out, and you will speak to the person who would do the work.

Can you match my bricks exactly?

Often very closely, and on a weathered wall reclaimed brick usually beats new. Some Victorian bricks are no longer made in that size or colour, so we will show you the nearest options before starting.

There is a crack above my window. Is that serious?

It is often a failed lintel or a rusted steel spreading as it corrodes, which is repairable brickwork. If the crack pattern suggests actual structural movement we will say so and recommend a structural engineer rather than guess.

Do you build garden walls?

Yes, including boundary walls, retaining walls, piers and copings. Foundations and coping detail are what make a garden wall last, so both go into the quote.

How long does new brickwork take to dry out?

Mortar is set within days but a new wall carries construction moisture for weeks. Avoid painting or sealing new brickwork straight away, because trapping that moisture in is what causes early problems.

Can you lay bricks in winter?

Bricklaying stops below about three degrees, because mortar will not gain strength and frost damages it as it sets. We will tell you if a cold spell is moving your dates rather than lay it and hope.

Where we work

Roofers across West London

We work across the west London boroughs and the towns along the river. If you are just outside the list, ring and ask. We will tell you straight whether it is a journey we can make work.

  • Ealing
  • Northfields
  • Acton
  • Chiswick
  • Shepherds Bush
  • Fulham
  • Hounslow
  • Kew
  • Richmond
  • Twickenham
  • Hampton
  • Kingston
Call nowGet a quote