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blockpaving and patio, Cawston, Rugby

On 10th December 2011, in block paving, Bricklaying, Building, Decorative Stone, Digger and Driver for Hire, Driveways and Paths, Excavation, indian sandstone, Jet Washing, Patios, Paving, Pointing, Slabbing, Sub-Base, turf lifter, by Damon

The customer requested widening the blockpaving on both sides of the drive and front of the bay window and front door, lifting the old “council” type slabs at the side and rear of the house and laying indian sandstone in its place. The turf was initially lifted at front and rear, the old edgings and […]

The customer requested widening the blockpaving on both sides of the drive and front of the bay window and front door, lifting the old “council” type slabs at the side and rear of the house and laying indian sandstone in its place.

The turf was initially lifted at front and rear, the old edgings and slabs lifted and the ground dug down to the requiered lavels;
Sub-base hardcore was then laid and compacted and the blockpaving laid to front of the bay window, in front of the front door and upto the side gate.

The indian sandstone was laid using the 560mm x 560mm slabs on a full bed of a wet sand and cement mix for the main patio area and the larger 845mm x 560mm slabs laid by the side of the house and in front of the conservatory.
A step was then built in front of the patio doors incorporating blue engineering bricks topped with indian sandstone.
Tha joints were then pointed with a stronger mortar mix, then the excess cleaned off to give the final finished look.

Replace old patio with new, Cawston, Rugby

On 9th December 2011, in Bricklaying, Building, compacted hardcore, compacted sub base, Driveways and Paths, Excavation, great patio, indian sandstone, Patios, Paving, Pointing, random pattern patio, random pattern paving, recommended landscaper, recommended patio, Slabbing, Sub-Base, turf lifter, by Damon

The customer had a few slabs laid when the conservatory was built which suited the needs at the time, but was small and didn’t meet their full requirements. The old slabs were lifted and the grassed area dug out. As the height of the garden was higher than the patio, decorative concrete edgings were laid […]

The customer had a few slabs laid when the conservatory was built which suited the needs at the time, but was small and didn’t meet their full requirements.
The old slabs were lifted and the grassed area dug out.

As the height of the garden was higher than the patio, decorative concrete edgings were laid to hold back the soil and give a nice finish. Sub-base hardcore was brought in and compacted and indian sandstone in various sizes was laid on a wet sand and cement base.

The slabs were cut around the drains (after the largest drain was lowered to the height of the patio) and cut around the plants to the side. Gravel was laid in the gap between the end of the patio and the decorative edging to form a drainage channel for the rainwater.

Two steps were then built in red engineering bricks topped with indian sandstone slabs. The patio was then pointed with a stronger sand and cement mix and cleaned off to complete the look .

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corner of building rebuild and repoint, Rugby

On 27th November 2011, in Bricklaying, Building, building repair, capping stones, corner of building repair, Excavation, General Building Repairs, grind out joints, northcote bricks, Odd Jobs, Pointing, rebuild, replace bricks, struck pointing, weatherpointing, by Damon

As you can see from the before photos, the bottom left handside corner of the building was in a terrible state. This was due to a previous neghbour building a shed up against the customers house and due to no adequate drainage from the roof over a period of time the rain washed down the […]

As you can see from the before photos, the bottom left handside corner of the building was in a terrible state.
This was due to a previous neghbour building a shed up against the customers house and due to no adequate drainage from the roof over a period of time the rain washed down the walls and caused a freeze/thaw process onto the bricks.

This then eroded the bricks away until finally the building started to fall away.To remedy this the old bricks had to be carefully removed and the corner rebuilt.

Also when the neighbour had built the shed, he’d knocked out bricks so he couild tie in the floor joists of his shed. These too had to be replaced and made good along with other bricks that had perished over the years.

The joints of the entire wall were then ground out and the wall repointed, coping stones were also replaced and repointed

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Patio, Harborough magna

On 26th November 2011, in blue engineering bricks, Bricklaying, Building, compacted hardcore, compacted sub base, Concreting, Driveways and Paths, Excavation, General Building Repairs, great patio, Jet Washing, Patios, Paving, Pointing, random pattern patio, random pattern paving, recommended landscaper, recommended patio, saxon mocha, saxon mocha paving, seeded, Shed Base, Slabbing, Sub-Base, topsoil, by Damon

The customer requested a patio using saxon mocha slabs in various sizes laid in a random pattern with a curved edge. The ground was cleared and leveled, sub-base hardcore laid and compacted, a single course of blue engineering bricks laid onto a concrete foundation and the slabs laid on a wet sand and cement mix […]

The customer requested a patio using saxon mocha slabs in various sizes laid in a random pattern with a curved edge.
The ground was cleared and leveled, sub-base hardcore laid and compacted, a single course of blue engineering bricks laid onto a concrete foundation and the slabs laid on a wet sand and cement mix and cut to the required shape.The joints inbetween the slabs are then pointed with a stronger mortar mix, cleaned off and the patio jetwashed.

The ground in front of the patio was then finished off with topsoil and seeded.

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patio, Hillmorton, Rugby

On 3rd November 2011, in Bricklaying, Building, Concreting, Digger and Driver for Hire, Driveways and Paths, Excavation, Patios, Paving, Pointing, Slabbing, Sub-Base, by Damon

The customer wanted the old tarmac that was laid roughshed many years ago on top of concrete to be lifted and replaced bya patio and step. The Tarmac and concrete were lifted and removed to a skip, the ground prepared, leveled and sub-base hardcore laid and compacted. The slabs were then laid on a wet […]

The customer wanted the old tarmac that was laid roughshed many years ago on top of concrete to be lifted and replaced bya patio and step.
The Tarmac and concrete were lifted and removed to a skip, the ground prepared, leveled and sub-base hardcore laid and compacted.

The slabs were then laid on a wet sand and cement mix and cut to fit accordingly.

A step was then constructed using blue engineering bricks and slabs on top

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Patio and rockery, Hillmorton, Rugby

On 31st October 2011, in blue engineering bricks, compacted hardcore, compacted sub base, Decorative Stone, Driveways and Paths, great patio, Jet Washing, Patios, Paving, Pointing, random pattern patio, random pattern paving, recommended landscaper, recommended patio, rockery, Slabbing, Sub-Base, turf lifter, vintage stone raven slabs, wall garden, by Damon

The customer had and old patio that they weren’t happy with and wanted a new one laid which was slightly larger and rounded off around the plants at the front. The old patio was lifted, the excess turf and soil removed and sub-base hardcore brought in and compacted. Vintage stone raven slabs were then laid […]

The customer had and old patio that they weren’t happy with and wanted a new one laid which was slightly larger and rounded off around the plants at the front.
The old patio was lifted, the excess turf and soil removed and sub-base hardcore brought in and compacted.
Vintage stone raven slabs were then laid on a wet sand and cement mix in a random pattern with a built in curve to the front left of the patio. The joints were then pointed with a stronger sand and cement mix and a step built with matching slabs to complete the patio.
The rockery was built using quality topsoil and rocks sourced from local nurseries

New Build Fireplace: Near Princethorpe

On 5th October 2011, in Bricklaying, Building, General Building Repairs, Paving, Pointing, Slabbing, by Damon

This was a new build fireplace in a converted barn near Princethorpe. The fireplace itself utilised reclaimed bricks with reclaimed victorian floor tiles making up the hearth. The fireplace mantelpeice utilised solid oak beams with the chimney consisting of concrete blocks (plastered to the ceiling) upto the underside of the roof, with reclaimed bricks coming […]

This was a new build fireplace in a converted barn near Princethorpe. The fireplace itself utilised reclaimed bricks with reclaimed victorian floor tiles making up the hearth.
The fireplace mantelpeice utilised solid oak beams with the chimney consisting of concrete blocks (plastered to the ceiling) upto the underside of the roof, with reclaimed bricks coming out of the roof to form the new chimney.

Patio: Dunchurch, Rugby

On 5th October 2011, in Bricklaying, Building, Decorative Stone, Excavation, Patios, Paving, Pointing, Slabbing, Sub-Base, by Damon

This patio presented many problems in that the ground was frozen, the ground had to be dug out by hand due to digger being unable to access site; and access to the skips and materials were at the end of a long drive inaccessible to delivery or skip wagons.These problems were once again overcome with […]

This patio presented many problems in that the ground was frozen, the ground had to be dug out by hand due to digger being unable to access site; and access to the skips and materials were at the end of a long drive inaccessible to delivery or skip wagons.These problems were once again overcome with the customer delighted in the finished work.
The retaining wall and coping comprised of decorative walling blocks with the half circle patio section on two levels and the rest of the patio utilising random pattern mixed sizes decorative paving.
All paving was laid on a compacted sub-base hardcore and wet sand and cement mix.

Wall and pier rebuild, Harborough Magna

On 2nd October 2011, in brick wall repairs, Bricklaying, Building, building repair, damaged piers, damaged wall repairs, General Building Repairs, insurance brick wall repairs, insurance building repairs, insurance wall repairs, Pointing, rebuild, replace bricks, struck pointing, wall collapse, wall repairs, weatherpointing, by Damon

The wall and pier had been hit by a vehicle causing substantial damage. The damaged wall and pier were taken down and most of the bricks were cleaned off and re-used in the rebuild.

Frost damaged brickwork, Rugby town center

On 10th August 2011, in Bricklaying, Building, building repair, damp in walls, Damp Proof Membrane, DPM, eroding brickwork, flexacryl, freeze/thaw, General Building Repairs, Odd Jobs, Pointing, PVA, Rendering, water penetration, by Damon

The side of the house below the roof line had been subjected to the harsh weather with the winds, driving rain and the freeze/thaw eroding the brick faces,causing water to penetrate the walls and seep into the house and also causing damp. The loose brickwork was cleaned off, then painted with PVA and rendered. The […]

The side of the house below the roof line had been subjected to the harsh weather with the winds, driving rain and the freeze/thaw eroding the brick faces,causing water to penetrate the walls and seep into the house and also causing damp.
The loose brickwork was cleaned off, then painted with PVA and rendered. The render was then painted with waterprofing flexacryl to seal the brickwork

Wall garden repair, Bilton, Rugby

On 10th July 2011, in Bricklaying, Building, building repair, corner of building repair, damp in walls, freeze/thaw, General Building Repairs, Odd Jobs, Pointing, rebuild, replace bricks, wall collapse, wall garden, water penetration, by Damon

As a common feature of wall gardens over a period of the time, the soil soaks up the rainwater which penetrates the brick and a freeze/thaw situation occurs. This systematically blows the face of the brick until eventually the whole brick disintegrates causing the wall to collapse. Early repairs will prevent the latter from happening […]

As a common feature of wall gardens over a period of the time, the soil soaks up the rainwater which penetrates the brick and a freeze/thaw situation occurs.
This systematically blows the face of the brick until eventually the whole brick disintegrates causing the wall to collapse.
Early repairs will prevent the latter from happening and bring the wall back to its former glory

Hence the old bricks were removed and the damamged wall was rebuilt as can be seen in the photos (the new bricks will obviously stand out for some time until they weather and blend in the existing bricks)

Pointing

On 14th May 2010, in Bricklaying, Building, General Building Repairs, grind out joints, northcote bricks, Odd Jobs, Pointing, rebuild, replace bricks, struck pointing, weatherpointing, by Damon

This job required the joints to be fully raked out utilising a diamond tipped mortar raking blade, then repointed using the weather pointing or struck pointing method, leaving a neat finish, as seen. You will also note some of the bricks had to be replaced due to frost damage over the years; the old ones […]

This job required the joints to be fully raked out utilising a diamond tipped mortar raking blade, then repointed using the weather pointing or struck pointing method, leaving a neat finish, as seen.
You will also note some of the bricks had to be replaced due to frost damage over the years; the old ones are removed and replaced with new which dosent affect the structure of the building and giving the building a much nicer look.
A great deal of the older houses would benefit from this due to the fact the mortar between the bricks has been weathering away and dropping out over the years, thus leaving it susceptable to the elements causing possible damp and cold spots in the house.
Once pointed this should remedy these problems.

Rendering Retaining Wall and Jet Washing Patio

On 5th May 2010, in Building, General Building Repairs, Jet Washing, Pointing, Rendering, by Damon

This is a job we did for a customer in Hillmorton, Rugby. They had an old untidy garden wall which needed some work to improve its appearance. They also wanted the step up onto the raised patio to be replaced with two steps to make it safer and the paving slabs jet-washed. We rendered the […]

This is a job we did for a customer in Hillmorton, Rugby. They had an old untidy garden wall which needed some work to improve its appearance. They also wanted the step up onto the raised patio to be replaced with two steps to make it safer and the paving slabs jet-washed.

We rendered the wall and added coping stones, built new steps and jet-washed the paving. You can see the results for yourself.

Wall and Patio: Brownsover, Rugby

On 5th May 2010, in Bricklaying, Building, Excavation, Patios, Paving, Pointing, Slabbing, Sub-Base, by Damon

The area to the right of the conservatory had to be excavated and removed through a narrow and awkward entrance to the rear garden. The double brick retaining wall (which went around the corner) was built using reclaimed bricks and the joints raked out for effect. The walkway was inlaid with compacted sub-base hardcore and […]

The area to the right of the conservatory had to be excavated and removed through a narrow and awkward entrance to the rear garden. The double brick retaining wall (which went around the corner) was built using reclaimed bricks and the joints raked out for effect.
The walkway was inlaid with compacted sub-base hardcore and the reclaimed victorian floor tiles laid on a wet sand and cement mortar mix

Wall and Patio: Local Rugby Farm

On 5th May 2010, in Bricklaying, Building, Concreting, General Building Repairs, Patios, Paving, Pointing, Slabbing, Sub-Base, by Damon

This job was built for a local farmer and his family. The brickwall and patio was built to complete the rear garden of the second family home on site. The walkway was constructed to give a pleasant walk to the tennis court completed with a patio area around the summer house All slabs were laid […]

This job was built for a local farmer and his family. The brickwall and patio was built to complete the rear garden of the second family home on site.
The walkway was constructed to give a pleasant walk to the tennis court completed with a patio area around the summer house
All slabs were laid on compacted sub-base and a wet sand and cement mortar mix

Wall: Grosvenor Road, Rugby

On 5th May 2010, in Bricklaying, Building, General Building Repairs, Pointing, by Damon

This was a new build wall for the front garden utilising blue engineering bricks incorporating 3 brick pillars and building steel railings into the structure, completeing the work with pier cappings

This was a new build wall for the front garden utilising blue engineering bricks incorporating
3 brick pillars and building steel railings into the structure, completeing the work with pier cappings

Garden Wall (retaining) replacement

On 5th May 2010, in Bricklaying, Building, Concreting, Excavation, General Building Repairs, Pointing, by Damon

This was a replacement wall to the previous one laid by another builder, that collapsed due to it being only one brick thick, a common mistake in retaining walls with such a large amount of soil to hold back. We removed the old wall, laid a concrete foundation and laid a double brick wall utilising […]

This was a replacement wall to the previous one laid by another builder, that collapsed due to it being only one brick thick, a common mistake in retaining walls with such a large amount of soil to hold back.
We removed the old wall, laid a concrete foundation and laid a double brick wall utilising concrete blocks at the rear and decorative blocks and copings at the front

Extension: Cawston, Rugby

On 5th May 2010, in Bricklaying, Building, Pointing, by Damon

This extension is a single brick exterior applied to an insulated internal wooden frame.

Patio: Coventry

On 5th May 2010, in Bricklaying, Building, Excavation, Patios, Paving, Pointing, Slabbing, Sub-Base, by Damon

This patio required a lower level slabbed area encassed in a brick surround with soil garden, steps to next level, a raised third level for the bbq and a gate. The job presented access problems for the delivery vehicles, but these were once again overcome. The slabs were laid on a compacted sub-base hardcore and […]

This patio required a lower level slabbed area encassed in a brick surround with soil garden, steps to next level, a raised third level for the bbq and a gate.
The job presented access problems for the delivery vehicles, but these were once again overcome.
The slabs were laid on a compacted sub-base hardcore and a wet sand and cement mix.

Old Labourer

On 8th April 2010, in Bricklaying, Building, Concreting, Digger and Driver for Hire, Fencing, General Building Repairs, Gutter Cleaning, Jet Washing, Lawn Cutting, Odd Jobs, Painting, Patios, Paving, Pointing, Pruning, Rendering, Roof Repairs, Slabbing, Tiling, Turfing, by Damon

This is my dog Sask. She was with me from the age of 7 weeks until she died aged 15 in 2010. She liked to be the foreman on all my jobs and was often watching on from a comfortable spot like this one.

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