Our supply and install services cover everything from sourcing to installation, our team purchases all materials and facilities deliveries.
We provide temporary fencing, barricades, hoarding, signage, and security measures for your sites protection and peace of mind during all construction works.
With every repair project, we offer meticulous brick matching services. Some bricks unfortunately are no longer manufactured or sold, we ensure we choose a brick that will seamlessly blend in with your existing brickwork which ensures a cohesive and aesthetically pleasing finish.
Leave the mess to us. Our rubbish removal services ensure that your sites remains clean and tidy throughout the project. Whether this be facilitating skip bins or if access is an issue we will move all rubbish off-site as required ensuring a clean and safe worksite.
Bricks are an inherently eco-friendly building material with a variety of recycling and reusing opportunities. When viable, our team meticulously cleans and reuses bricks during repair projects, this ensures a 100% brick match to the existing aesthetics. Even more so when the bricks used in the existing structure are no longer manufactured. Additionally, all masonry waste is responsibly removed and disposed of at specialised masonry waste yards where it is repurposed into new materials such as bricks and aggregates.
Our team provides expert advice, knowledge and craftsmanship in solving some of Sydney's most complex brick and block repairs. Whilst also providing both residential and commercial services for bricklaying, blocklaying.
Our team had the pleasure of constructing a new bunded pond for Brickworks Building Products, Australia's Largest brick manufacturer at their head office.
Late last year our team travelled down to Melbourne to repair this commercial building after it was significantly damaged. The entire damaged section of blockwork was required to be knocked down and rebuilt.
The repair works at the IGA Store in Taren Point required multiple services from our teams from scaffolding, tenting, demolition, blockwork, temporary partition wall erection, painting and more.
Our team completed the platform extension brickwork at Richmond Train Station. We completed the work within a tight time frame to allow the platform and trains to be operational again. Great effort by our team on this project.
The front brickwork at Opalhealth Retirement Home had been hit by a car causing siginficant damage to that section of brickwork. Our team repaired both the internal and external damage sustained by the accident which included a complete pressure wash upon completion, temporary fencing, rubbish removal, painting and more!
The loading dock at the Woolworths Eastgardens store had been hit causing damage to the building. Our team not only repaired the noted damage but installed additional measures to prevent future damage.
We specialise in comprehensive brick and block repair solutions, offering exclusive expertise in handling complex restoration and repair projects. Our team works on both residential and commercial projects. Check out a list of all our services below.
Offering all types of brick repair services for both Residential and Commercial Projects:
- Brick Wall Repairs
- Brick Fence Repairs
- Brick Retaining Wall Repairs
- Brick Feature Wall Repairs
- Brick Garden Wall Repairs
- Brick Stair Repairs
- Cracked or damaged Brickwork Repairs
- Efflorescence Repairs
- Salt Attack Repairs
- Re-pointing
- Repairing Brickwork Damaged by Rising Damp
Offering all types of block repair services for both Residential and Commercial Projects:
- Block Wall Repairs
- Block Fence Repairs
- Block Retaining Wall Repairs
- Block Feature Wall Repairs
- Block Garden Wall Repairs
- Cracked or Damaged Blockwork Repairs
Property Emergency Make Safes both Residential and Commercial
Offering all types of bricklaying services for both Residential and Commercial Projects:
- Brick Retaining Walls
- Brick Fences
- Brick Extensions
- Brick Restorations
- Brick Stairs
- Renovations
- Brick Feature Walls
- Heritage Listed Brickwork
- Re-pointing
- Brick Feature Work
- Brick Garden Beds
- Restorations
- First Storey Additions
- New Builds
Offering all types of blocklaying services for both Residential and Commercial Projects:
- Block Retaining Walls
- Block Fences
- Block Extensions
- Block Restorations
- Block Feature Walls
- Renovations
- New Builds
- Heritage Listed Blockwork
- Restorations
- First Storey Additions
- Re-pointing brickwork
- Re-pointing and restoring damaged or cracked brickwork
- Restorations of brickwork on heritage listed properties
Stone restorations - Stone walls - Stone repointing - Stone garden beds- Stone feature walls
Restoring and repairing damaged brickwork from salt attack and efflorescence which includes:
- Removal of Damaged Brickwork
- Removal of Efflorescence
- Re-point and Repair Brickwork Damaged by Efflorescence or Salt Attack
Offering all types of footing and foundation repair services for both Residential and Commercial Projects:
- Cracked Footing Repairs
- Cracked Foundation Repairs
- Damaged Footing Repairs
- Damaged Foundation Repairs
- Foundation Movement Repairs
Offering all types of footing and foundation services for both Residential and Commercial Projects:
- Laying new footings
- Laying new foundations
- Demolition of existing footings and foundations
Offering all types of lintel services for both Residential and Commercial Projects:
- Installation of new lintels
- Removal of existing lintels
Pressure Washing Brick & Block cleaning services for both Residential & Commercial Projects
Offering both Render Repairs and Render services for Residential and Commercial Projects
Offering all types of demolition and excavation services for both Residential and Commercial Projects:
- Demolition of existing damaged brickwork
- Demolition of existing damaged blockwork
- Excavation works for new footings & foundations
All construction waste removal on every job for both residential and commercial projects
Installation & removal of scaffold on both residential and commerical projects
Our team repaired the front brick fence for the Hornsby Police Station after being run into by a car.
Our team repaired the damaged brickwork and render for the Woolworths CFC centre, including painting and the installation of additional safety precautions.
Our team repaired, re-pointed and laid new brickwork for the Shore Hire Head Office in Condell Park, including the supply, erection and dismantle of scaffold, rubbish removal and pressure cleaning.
Our team repaired the damaged brickwork at the Dan Murphy's Store in Alexandria.
Our expert bricklayers completed the brickwork for the restorations at Our Lady of Lourdes Private School.
Our team completed the blockwork for the retaining wall a St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.
We service the entire Sydney District, to make it easier we have outlined all the different service areas below.
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Given how durable bricks are, a bricks lifespan is over 100 years.
Bricks are made from different types of clay which is then moulded into specific shapes and fired in a kiln. There are also certain types of bricks which to this day are still sun dired.
Blocklaying involves laying concrete or masonry blocks to construct walls, partitions, or other structural elements in buildings.
Mortar is a mixture of cement, lime, sand and water which is mixed together, mortar is used to bond bricks or other masonry materials together.
Brick cleaning refers to the process of removing dirt, stains, mortar or efflorescence from the surface of bricks using various methods such as pressure washing and using chemical cleaning products.
Yes, bricks are produced from all natural materials with no toxins.
A standard brick size is 230mmx110mmx76mm
Salt attack typically occurs when soluble salts, like chlorides and sulphates, penetrate the surface of bricks and mortar joints. This usually happens due to factors such as living in coastal areas or by a pool, insufficient drainage etc. It can lead to visible damage such as efflorescence which forms a white powder substance on bricks.
Efflorescence is a white, powdery deposit that forms on the surface of bricks and masonry. It occurs when soluble salts from within the building materials, in the surrounding areas or from the soil within the surrounding area are dissolved by water and then brought to the surface. As the water evaporates, the salts crystalize and leave behind a white powder substance.
Bricklaying can be completed in the rain especially in work areas that have been covered adequately or in indoor areas. When bricklaying is completed in the rain this causes a few issues which is why each situation should be assessed to determine if the brickwork can be completed.
If wet weather is forecasted and appropriate coverage can be installed to allow the materials, bricks and work area to not be directly in the elements this would always be advisable.
Here are some of the issues and concerns when working in the rain:
Bricklaying has been around for thousands of years, bricklaying and masonry are one of the oldest trades in the world. The exact date is speculated online however there are many different ancient structures that still exist today built by bricklayers thousands of years ago such as the Pyramids different strutures in Mesopotamia.
Bricklaying is the term used to describe the skilled craft of laying bricks to construction walls, buildings and other structures. It involves laying bricks in specific designs to create beautiful architecture. Bricks are laid on a bed of mortar which bonds with the bricks creating durable, long-lasting buildings. Bricklaying is a highly skilled trade that has been around for thousands of years, it takes great craftsmanship and dedication to build high quality brickwork that can last the test of time. Bricklaying is an essential trade within the construction industry, it provides structures that provide unbeaten strength, durability, longevity and structural integrity. Bricklaying is one of the key construction trades that enables homes, buildings and all other structures to withstand against the harshest conditions.
A weephole refers to a small opening or hole which is specifically left within brickwork to allow for proper drainage of water. They are typically located near the bottom of walls or in cavities where water might collect. Weep holes serve a critical function in the prevention of rising damp and moisture buildup and within the structure.
Brick matching refers to when a bricklayer is trying to find the closest possible match to an existing brick being used within a dwelling. Brick matching can be done at any point however is more often used when completing brick repairs or when extending or renovating your current brick home. When either repairing or renovating your brick home, the bricks you will need to use should be the closest possible match to those that are currently being used within the dwelling. Overtime different bricks will stop being manufactured, so the exact brick that was once used to build the dwelling may not be an option to purchase any longer. Instead the bricklayer will select the closest possible match, this entails selecting the closest texture, design and colour of the existing brick being used. If the closest possible brick match isn't selected, the area that is being repaired or built will look different to the existing brickwork.
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