Repointing in Newtownabbey and Glengormley

Local, not a van from two counties over

RT Pointing is a Glengormley firm. The yard and the jobs are here — 62 Ballyduff Road, BT36 6PB — so a quote visit is not a half-day round trip. We know the brick on the Antrim Road semis, the older terraces towards Whiteabbey, and the later estates that need a cement joint rather than lime.

If you are in Carnmoney, Jordanstown, Greenisland, Mossley or the town centre, we will usually take the job. Belfast is next door; Carrickfergus, Holywood and Ballyclare are regular too.

What we see on local houses

A lot of Newtownabbey housing was lime-pointed originally and later patched in cement. Those patches are where damp shows first. We take the cement off where it is doing harm and put the right mortar back, flush and brush on lime, bucket handle on later cement work.

Chimneys on the exposed gables here take a beating from the lough wind. If the stack is the only thing failing, we can do that without wrapping the whole house in scaffold.

Getting a quote

Ring 07873 673139 or email a photo of the wall to rtpointing@gmail.com. Postcode is enough for us to know the access and the brick. The figure you get is the figure — scaffold, waste and making good written down before a trowel comes out.