Brick Wall Builders in Orpington
Brick Walls in Orpington — London Borough of Bromley
Larger plots around Orpington mean longer boundary walls, more retaining and more brick pillars — and, with age, more repair work: failed copings, leaning sections and mortar joints that have given up on the weather side.
What matters for brick walls in Orpington
Repairing long boundary walls in sections
A long wall rarely fails all at once. Rebuilding the worst sections and repointing the rest is usually the right balance of cost and result, and we will map out what needs doing now versus later.
Copings that shed water
Most brick wall failures start at the top. A coping with an overhang and a drip, bedded on a DPC, keeps water out of the wall core — and replacing a failed coping is one of the cheapest ways to add years to a wall.
Retaining walls on larger gardens
Where gardens step down, retaining walls need drainage behind them and a footing designed for the retained load, not just a trench filled with concrete.
How we build it
- 1Free on-site estimateWe check the ground, the height you need and any retained load.
- 2Brick and coping selectionMatched to the house or chosen as a deliberate contrast.
- 3FootingsExcavated and concreted to suit the wall and the ground.
- 4BricklayingLaid to line and level with piers, DPC and drainage as needed.
- 5Coping and pointingTopped, pointed, cleaned down and the site cleared.
Full detail on materials and build-up is on our brick walls page, and more about the area on our Orpington page.
Brick Walls in Orpington — your questions
Is it cheaper to repair or rebuild a brick wall?
Repair, almost always — provided the footing is sound and the failure is confined to the top courses, coping or pointing. Once a wall is leaning from the base, or the footing has failed, rebuilding is the only durable answer and repairs are money spent twice.
Other work we do in Orpington
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Free brick walls estimate in Orpington
Call +44 7847 037606 or send us the details and we will come and measure up.