Facade restoration in Central London
Whole-elevation programmes: cracked masonry stitched, mouldings and cornices reformed, defective render cut back and rebuilt, then finished so the front reads as one building again.
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Stone and brick restoration in Central London
Central London is where stone and brick sit side by side: Portland stone commercial frontages, stucco terraces in Belgravia and Marylebone, and brick behind almost all of it.
Work in the centre is as much about access and sequencing as the masonry itself. Elevations are tight to the pavement, hours are restricted and most buildings are listed or in a conservation area, so scaffold design, licensing and neighbour notice matter from day one.
The masonry itself is usually a combination of soiled Portland stone, worn cornices and string courses, and pointing that has been repaired in cement over many decades. Stone is cleaned with low-pressure conservation systems, decayed sections indented or repaired in matched mortar, and joints rebuilt in lime. We work with contractors, surveyors and building owners across the postcodes below.
Areas covered
- Westminster
- Mayfair
- Marylebone
- Fitzrovia
- Bloomsbury
- Soho
- Covent Garden
- Holborn
- Belgravia
- St James's
- Clerkenwell
- City of London
What we do here
Repointing
Cement pointing raked out by hand and replaced in a lime mortar matched to the original mix, with the joint profile kept true to the building rather than smeared over.
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Paint, graffiti, carbon and organic growth removed with the gentlest system that works, so the brick face and the mortar are left intact.
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Portland and Bath stone frontages cleaned with low-pressure conservation systems - DOFF and TORC - rather than anything that opens up the surface.
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Worn thresholds, sills, copings and window surrounds repaired in matched mortar or indented with new stone cut to the original profile.
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Hollow and blown sections cut out, re-rendered, ruled to the original lines and painted in a breathable finish.
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Talk to us about your project.
A few photographs of the facade are usually enough for us to understand the scope.