Brickwork & Repointing Questions

Cost of re-pointing gable end?
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We live in a small end of terrace house in Manchester which needs the gable end re-pointing. Could you give me a rough indication of how much we should be looking to pay? Thank you!

Why don't tradesmen turn up?
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We have been let down by 5 different builders (including one who never turned up to view the job). All have said when they would come to do the replacing of lintels but never came and never called either. We have chased them up by phone and they promised a …

Cost of rebuilding a brick wall?
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Could you tell me what I should expect to pay for rebuilding a brick wall using the same bricks which are in good condition. It's about 2m long x 1m high.

Cost of re-pointing end of terrace house?
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Could you give a rough indication of how much is charged for scraping out mortar and repointing? We are looking at doing this for the complete elevation of end-of-terrace house. The house is in Southampton.

Is expanding foam instead of compo common practice?
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Hi, a builder has put a patio door in and for the brickwork above the lintel, he's used expanding foam between the brickwork instead of compo. Is this common practice as he told me. Thanks Rylan

Cost to repair an old wall?
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We have an old wall and outhouse in our garden i don't think we can take down as would collapse back wall how do we repair this how much would it cost

Waterproof
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I have taken the old rendering off my outside wall back to the breezeblock. Will it be waterproof for a while

Cost to re-point front wall?
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Our front wall - which must be about 5 long but only 0.5m high has seen better days and need repointing. Could you tell me how much it would be to repoint the entire wall please? We are in Sheffield.

Brick on a roof
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Is there any issue with laying brick on top of shingles

Quote for re-building brick wall?
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We're been quoted £1500 + VAT for for entirely rebuilding (with new bricks) our front wall (rather than just repair). Is that reasonable. I was a bit surprised! It's 5m long and 5 bricks high with 2 brick pillars. (we're in Poole). Any indication much appreciated!