
SOME EXAMPLES OF MY WORK
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GREAT HORWOOD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Before

After, with thatching done by Nick Lovell Master Thatcher (link below)

Before

After

Lime mortar pointing

Lime mortar pointing
On this project I was asked to remove the cement mortar and re point with a lime mortar. The client also asked for the chimney height to be extended. The photos here show before and after and a couple of close ups of the lime mortar pointing.
The new thatch was undertaken by Nick Lovell Master Thatcher
WOODFORD, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Before

Before

After cement render was removed



On this job IÂ had to rake out the cement mortar and re point using a lime mortar. Also remove the masonry paint from the lower right side of the property. which turned out to have a cement render underneath that proved very difficult to remove.
PAST PROJECTS

This listed wall had seen better days

After rebuilding and replacing the haunching, all in lime mortar

Before re pointing

Results after re pointing, replacing a number of damaged stones, removing and reinstalling brick heads and installing new brick window cills

Badly worn steps on a listed building

After completion, keeping as much as possible of the original
A few photos of work IÂ have competed
REPAIRS

This stone was in need of repair

Stone repaired

The face of this stone was chopped back to allow for new repair

After repair

On this cast stone someone had tried to make a repair

After i had chopped back the attempted repair and finished to a better standard
The first four pictures here show repais to natural stone, the last two are to cast stone