SwiftBrick was founded by a bricklayer. Structural brickwork, garden and boundary walls, repairs and repointing are the trade this company is built on — done to the standard the rest of the industry gets compared against.
Facing brickwork checked course by course — the trade in our name.Stone cavity walling on our Calne new-build pair — full masonry package, in-house.
Free, no-obligation assessment of brickwork and pointing condition.
Brickwork. Our sheet.
Trade
NVQ-qualified bricklayers, Director a bricklayer by trade
Oversight
Chartered (MCIOB) Director on every project
Mortar
Matched to the building — lime or cement, never guessed
Checked by
L. Regan MCIOB, Director
Brickwork services in Swindon
What we do in brick
Structural Brickwork
Load-bearing walls, extensions and new builds — including the full brickwork package on our recent pair of new-build semi-detached houses in Calne, from footings to finished facades.
Repointing
Raking out failed joints and repointing in a mortar matched to the original — including lime repointing where the building calls for it. Front elevations, full facades, or targeted repairs.
Garden & Boundary Walls
New walls, rebuilds and repairs — built plumb, coursed properly, and finished with joints that shed water instead of trapping it.
Repairs & Wall Ties
Cracked brickwork diagnosis, structural repairs and wall tie replacement — with honest advice on whether movement is historic or live before anyone sells you a fix.
Straight talk from a bricklayer
How we approach repointing
Repointing looks simple. It's one of the most commonly botched jobs on Swindon's older housing stock, and a bad repoint doesn't just look wrong — it can actively damage the wall it was meant to protect.
When repointing is actually needed
Mortar is designed to be the sacrificial element of a wall: softer than the brick, it weathers first so the brick doesn't have to. Joints need repointing when the mortar has eroded back from the face, crumbles to the touch, or has cracked and separated from the brick — letting water track into the wall. Surface weathering alone often doesn't justify the cost, and we'll tell you when it doesn't.
Lime or cement — why the mortar match matters
Most pre-1930s houses in and around Swindon were built with lime mortar, which stays slightly flexible and lets moisture evaporate out through the joints. Repointing those walls in hard cement mortar traps that moisture in the brick — so the brick face, not the joint, takes the frost damage and starts to spall. Once brick faces blow, the damage is permanent. That's why we identify the original mortar first and match it: lime for lime, cement where cement is correct.
Joint profile and finish
The joint profile — flush, bucket handle, weather-struck, recessed — isn't decoration. It controls how the wall sheds water and how the elevation reads. We match the original profile so a repointed panel disappears into the wall instead of announcing itself.
If you'd like a straight opinion on whether your brickwork needs repointing, repair, or nothing at all yet, send us a couple of photos — we'll take a look.
Brickwork & repointing FAQs — Swindon
Common questions
How much does repointing cost in Swindon?
It depends on wall area, access, joint condition and the mortar required — lime work takes longer than cement. We price per elevation with a clear written quotation, so you can see exactly what's included before any work begins.
How do I know if my house was built with lime mortar?
Age is the first clue — most pre-1930s properties used lime. The mortar itself tends to be softer, lighter in colour, and often contains visible flecks of lime or aggregate. We confirm before specifying, because getting this wrong is what damages walls.
Do you repair cracked brickwork?
Yes — and we diagnose before we repair. Cracks can be historic settlement, failed wall ties, or live movement, and each needs a different response. Where structural input is required, we work with a structural engineer and price it transparently.
Do you build garden and boundary walls?
Yes. New builds, rebuilds of leaning or frost-damaged walls, and repairs — coursed and finished properly, with foundations that suit the ground rather than the minimum that stands up.
What areas do you cover?
Brickwork and repointing across Swindon and surrounding areas including Royal Wootton Bassett, Highworth, Wroughton, Wanborough, Marlborough and Calne.
Brick is our trade
Get your brickwork looked at properly
Send photos or book a visit — we'll tell you honestly what the wall needs, and what it doesn't.
