Hackney’s housing stock is extraordinary — street after street of Victorian and Edwardian terraces from London Fields to Homerton, with pockets of earlier Georgian housing around Stoke Newington and Arts and Crafts influence in parts of Dalston. Almost all of it was built with lime mortar and almost all of it should be maintained with lime mortar.
We’ve worked on properties throughout Hackney for decades. The borough’s diverse brickwork — from the yellow London stock of earlier terraces to the richer red brick of late Victorian housing — requires careful assessment and matching. Getting it wrong damages bricks irreversibly.
Hackney Council’s conservation team takes a strong position on appropriate materials. If your property is in a conservation area we’ll ensure the work meets planning requirements and use the correct specification throughout.
- Extensive experience across Hackney's Victorian, Edwardian and early 20th century housing
- Familiar with Clapton, London Fields and Stoke Newington Conservation Area requirements
- Yellow stock brick and red brick repointing specialists — correct NHL specification for each
- Hackney Council conservation area experience — lime mortar throughout
- Free quote anywhere in E5, E8, E9, N16 and surrounding Hackney postcodes
Other areas we cover
“Chris is a craftsman and master pointer. He made a really beautiful job of repointing the whole side of our building. I can’t recommend him highly enough.”
— Gill Brown, Islington