Repointing Specialists Lichfield
Lichfield’s brickwork is part of its character — from Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces near the city centre to the family homes of Boley Park and the surrounding villages. DJF Building provides professional brickwork repointing across Lichfield, restoring failed mortar joints with a mix matched properly to the age of your home.
We’re a family-run building firm based just down the road in Burntwood, and we work on homes across Lichfield, Boley Park, Whittington, Shenstone, Streethay, Fradley and Kings Bromley.
The Right Mortar for Lichfield’s Older Homes
A lot of Lichfield’s housing stock is pre-1930s, which means it was built with lime mortar — softer than modern cement, and designed to let the wall breathe.
Repointing these walls with hard modern cement traps moisture in the brick, and the bricks themselves then crumble instead of the mortar. It’s one of the most common causes of spalling we see. We always match the mortar — in strength and colour — to the house.
Signs your Lichfield home needs repointing:
- Crumbling or powdery mortar joints
- Joints receded behind the brick face
- Damp patches inside after heavy rain
- White, chalky staining (efflorescence)
- Flaking or spalling brick faces
- Open joints on chimneys and parapets
Our guide on the signs you need to repoint brickwork explains what to look for.
Repointing Done Properly, From Patch Repairs to Full Elevations
Every job starts with an honest assessment. It’s common for one weather-facing elevation or a chimney to fail while the rest of the house is fine — we’ll tell you which areas actually need doing.
We handle patch repairs, full elevations, chimneys, gables and garden walls across Lichfield and the surrounding villages, with careful raking out that protects the brick edges and a colour-matched finish that blends in within a season or two.
Free assessment and itemised quote
Careful raking out of failed joints
Mortar matched in strength and colour
Lime mortar for period properties
Chimney and gable repointing
Tidy, professional workmanship
Why Lichfield Homeowners Choose DJF Building
Repointing caught early is a well-understood, reasonably priced job. Left for years, it can turn into replacement bricks, damp treatment and in bad cases structural repairs.
What you get with DJF Building:
- A local, family-run team a few minutes from Lichfield
- Lime mortar expertise for period properties
- Honest advice on what needs doing now and what can wait
- Colour-matched finish that blends in
- Itemised quotes with no hidden extras
- All brickwork and building trades under one roof
Repointing Guides
Planning ahead? These pages cover the questions homeowners ask most:
Repointing FAQs
How much does repointing cost in Lichfield?
As a guide, around £40–£60 per square metre, with whole-house jobs typically between £1,500 and £5,000. Lime mortar work on older properties costs more per metre because the materials and workmanship are more involved. We always look before we price.
Do you work on period and listed properties?
We regularly repoint older, lime-built homes and always match the mortar to the building. For listed buildings, consent may be needed for repointing work — we’d advise checking with Lichfield District Council, and we can talk you through it.
Do I need to repoint the whole house?
Usually not. Weather-facing elevations and chimneys tend to fail first. We’ll give you an honest assessment of which areas need attention.
How long does repointing last?
Done properly with the right mortar, 20–30 years is typical — and lime-pointed walls can go considerably longer.
What time of year is best?
Spring to autumn is ideal. Fresh mortar shouldn’t go in during frost, and lime mortar needs mild conditions to cure properly.