Dead-straight courses of London stock brick in flat overcast light, bond pattern reading like typography

CITB Certified

Card No. 4471-2891

FMB Member

Federation of Master Builders

£5M Public Liability

Aviva Policy · 2024–2026

10-Year Guarantee

Structural Integrity Bond

Every perpend
aligned.

Structural brickwork, heritage restoration, and lime mortar work across London — delivered by a craftsman whose process is as airtight as his pointing.

Q3 & Q4 2026

New residential & commercial starts

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CITB Health & Safety

Card No. 4471-2891 · Expires 03/2028

Federation of Master Builders

Member since 2011 · Annual audit passed

£5M Public Liability

Aviva Commercial · Policy active 2024–26

10-Year Structural Guarantee

Third-party bond · Transferable on sale

Conservation Accredited

Lime mortar · NHL 3.5 · Hot-mixed

Five phases. Every step documented. No grey areas.

Most tradesmen hand you a number on a scrap of paper. This is what the process looks like when it is treated as a professional service.

01

On-site assessment, no obligation

A two-hour site visit. We walk every elevation, probe existing mortar, photograph the bond pattern, and measure openings. You receive a written survey report — not a quote — within 48 hours. You own that document regardless of whether you proceed.

What is covered at this stage: your time, your access, your existing structure. Nothing is touched without written consent.

Download: Sample Survey Report (PDF)
Download: Site Access Agreement
02

Fixed price. No day-rate ambiguity.

Every quote is fixed-price per project, broken into phases with a payment schedule attached. Material costs are itemised separately. You see the margin. If the scope changes, a change-order document is signed before a single extra brick is ordered.

Legal protection: the quote document is a binding contract offer under English law. Acceptance is by email or signature — both are valid.

Download: Sample Fixed-Price Contract
Download: Change Order Template
03

Daily progress. Weekly photos. Zero surprises.

Work begins only after a 25% deposit clears. Progress photographs are shared every Friday via a shared folder — not WhatsApp. Site is left clean at the end of each day. Materials are stored on-site in a locked cage; you hold a spare key.

Public liability cover is active from day one. The certificate is pinned inside the site cage — visible without asking.

View: Live Project Photo Archive
Download: Weekly Progress Template
04

Independent sign-off before final payment.

Before the final invoice is issued, an independent RICS-registered surveyor inspects the completed work. Their written sign-off is a condition of the contract. If they flag anything, it is remedied at our cost — not negotiated.

The inspection report becomes part of your property records, useful for mortgage valuations and planning applications.

Download: RICS Inspection Checklist
Download: Defect Remedy Protocol
05

Ten years. In writing. Transferable.

The structural guarantee runs for ten years from the date of RICS sign-off. It is transferable to a new owner if the property is sold. It covers material failure, bond failure, and mortar degradation under normal weathering conditions. It is not a warranty card — it is a legal instrument.

Backed by a third-party insurance bond. If Mortar ceases to trade, the bond underwriter steps in. You are protected regardless.

Download: Guarantee Terms & Conditions
Download: Insurance Bond Summary

Work that speaks
before you do.

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What happens when the dust settles.

I've hired four bricklayers in twenty years of self-building. This is the first time I received a survey report before a quote, a fixed-price contract with a payment schedule, and an independent inspection before the final invoice. The wall is perfect. The paperwork is better.

Dominic Farrell, self-builder from Islington, smiling outdoors

Dominic Farrell

Self-builder, N1

Victorian terrace rear extension, 2025

As a general contractor I need subcontractors who won't ghost mid-job. Mortar have been on three of our sites in eighteen months. They show up, they document, they leave the site clean. The lime mortar specification on the Southwark job was flawless — the conservation officer passed it first inspection.

Priya Mehta, site manager at Southgate Construction, professional headshot

Priya Mehta

Site Manager, Southgate Construction

Conservation area repointing, SE1

The lime mortar analysis and the bond pattern matching on the Hackney estate were exceptional. I've seen contractors try to pass off Portland cement as lime work. This was the real thing — hot-mixed, NHL 3.5, perfectly matched to the original. The RICS report confirmed it.

James Whitworth, heritage restoration officer at LB Hackney, professional portrait

James Whitworth

Heritage Restoration Officer, LB Hackney

Grade II listed boundary wall, E8

The Homeowner's
Brickwork Guide.

Forty-two pages on what to ask any bricklayer before signing a contract, how to read a survey report, when lime mortar is legally required, and what a ten-year guarantee should actually contain. Written by a tradesman, reviewed by a solicitor.

  • How to verify CITB and FMB credentials in 90 seconds
  • The six contract clauses that protect you if work fails
  • Lime mortar vs Portland cement — when the law matters
  • What RICS inspection costs and who should pay for it
  • Ten-year guarantee: what to look for in the small print
  • Flemish bond, English bond, and conservation area rules

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