About Back 2 Brick
Problems with stone cladding
Thinking of Removing Stone Cladding from your house? Perhaps you have seen a house for sale with stone cladding or pebble-dash on the walls and wonder if it’s worth buying. If you need information as to what the potential problems can be with stone cladded or painted pebbledashed walls, then this is the site to help you. Removing stone cladding, textured coating and pebble-dash, it’s what we do! Back2Brick have been involved in stone cladding and the wall renovation industry for over 35 years. Offering a professional service covering most of the UK. We can assist you with the restoration of your property. We can remove pebble-dash (AKA pebbledashing) render, textured coating and of course stone cladding. When a decision is made to remove stone cladding, careful consideration has to be taken into account, not only in respect of damage limitations, the subsequent restoration options have to be factored in once the stone cladding or render has been taken off.
We have seen many a restoration job ruined by hasty mechanical damage or excessive sand blasting. This is where our knowledge and experience comes in.
Although removing stone cladding and the remedial work that’s often required may present a daunting challenge, our experience and knowledge will provide the solution for your stone cladding removal project. We can assist you in recovering the look and value of your home.
Back2Brick Our Services
Our services include the removal of stone cladding from brick or stone walls. Removing Textured Coating, taking off Cement Render, Removing Pebble Dash, Cleaning Paint from walls, and the removal of Bitumastic material. Once the offending material has been removed, we can offer additional services such as acid cleaning for brick and stone, Lime render, Lime pointing, Brick Cladding and all types of modern renders with the option of external wall insulation.
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Should I use cement pointing or lime ?
Cement Pointing Rendering and the problems they can cause The risks of using cement materials on old period houses Below you will see some pictures of the irreparable damage that sand & cement (concrete) pointing and rendering materials can do to old solid walls...
Lime render and pointing after cladding removed
Lime render and Lime pointing with stone cleaning to a solid wall stone house What can be done with the walls once cladding has been taken off? Is it possible to clean stone-work or will the walls need a new finish? Using a range of historic lime finishes we can...
Brick cladding and corner stones fitted
Brick cladding tiles with stone corner cladding Quoin stones Specification: Clad the walls with brick tiles cut from 65mm bricks, apply and fix solid piece corner-stones to provide castle quoin effect The render on this detached bungalow was looking a little tired....
Textured Coatings: The aftermath
It is not just stone cladding that can ruin houses. In the past, many properties have been promised a ‘lifetime guarantee’ on the installation of spray-on textured coating. Often sold as an answer to damp problems, the installation of a thick resin wall coating on damp walls usually made things worse. These types of coatings, AKA spray or trowel coatings, can be up to twenty times thicker than normal masonry paint; they do not breathe. On a solid wall, they are particularly bad as they stop moisture within the wall from escaping. Over time, they are also prone to cracking, allowing water to penetrate and get trapped within the wall.
Removing textured coating can be a very difficult task. Back2Brick have the skills and equipment to make it possible.
We can resurrect even the most battle-scarred of properties, allowing them to breathe once more.
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If you have damaged stonework or brickwork on your premises or are in need of any of our restoration and cleaning services, get in touch today