NEW BRICKWORK :
Common staining/cleaning issues with newly laid brickwork.

​Effloresence
Vanadium Staining
Lime Run
​Maganese Staining
Peacocking
Expansive Lime Blow
​Brick Banding
​Incorrectly laid bricks
Acid Cleaning Burn
​Rebonding Brickwork
Damaged Brick Slips
Chipped and Cracked Bricks
​Brick System Repairs

BRICKWORK DAMAGE :
Common stains/damage that occur with brickwork and how to deal with them.

​Concrete Splatter
Latex Overspill
Adhesive Overspill
​Oil Stained Brickwork
Graffiti Cleaning/Prevention
Damaged Brickwork
​Fire Damaged Brickwork
​Acid Cleaning Burn
​Scaffolding Marks
​Render Removal
​Mastic Removal

OLDER BRICKWORK :
Issues that frequently affect aging brick and mortar.
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Cleaning Older Brickwork
​Algae/Organic Staining
​Urban Weathering
​Frost Spalled Brickwork
Cracks in Brickwork
​Badly Matched Brickwork
​Brickwork Damp
​Sealing Brickwork

GRAFFTI :
Graffiti Cleaning
Graffiti Prevention

​White salts dispersing to the brick face or mortar joint ..

Ageing and darkening or brickwork caused by urban atmospheres ..

lime mixed in with clay  bricks will blow the face of the brick when laid ..

Through repeated freeze-thaw, non frost resistant brickwork will decay ..

A brown (ish) staining emanating from the brick through the mortar joint ..

Rising Damp showing on internal and external brickwork ..

Removing render from brickwork required specialist solutions ..

Overspill of render onto adjoining brickwork needs specialist cleaning ..

Blue smooth bricks often require specialist cleaning processes ..

Bespoke solutions for structural cracks and repairs ..

Excess lime running from a point down brickwork faces ..

Green organic matter caused by nearby vegetation ..

Staining from varnish and adhesives can be hard to remove from brickwork ..

Remove graffiti from brickwork without leaving a 'shadow' ..

Oil split onto brickwork dyes deep into the clay of the brick ..

Scaffolding can leave circular scarring to some facing brick types ..

Overspill from Latex onto brick faces requires specialist cleaning ..

When brickwork is missing it looks unsightly, but can be resolved ..

Exposed remnants of mastic on brickwork requires specialist removal ..

When newly laid bricks have not been mixed correctly, banding can occur ..

Most common on buff/yellow brickwork, green vanadium salts ..

A sightly 'pitted' staining, solely confined to blue smooth bricks ..

Concrete and mortar splatter can be hard to remove from brick faces ..

Fire will result in smoke damage and blown brick faces ..

When brick is incorrectly cleaned it can erode the brick colours ..

Bricks laid the wrong way round can be a common problem ..

Badly matched bricks look unsightly, they can be resolved ..

Bricks not stitched into the brick bond look unsightly ..

Scaffolding can leave circular scarring to some facing brick types ..

Brick slip systems introduce a variety of issues that can result in bad looking brickwork ..