Brick Preservation and Restoration for the 21st Century

Brick is a wonderful material and looks fantastic. It combines the best of Britain's and Irelands building heritage from Victorian times, through the Industrial revolution and perhaps reached its architectural zenith with the Georgian period. While an extremely versatile product brick has a few inherent flaws. A Brick Wall or Facade can behave like a  sponge and soak precipitation. Repeated wetting and drying cycles , couples with freeze thaw cycles will over time damage your brick work . 

Water ingress is hugely problematic for brick and over time due to freeze thaw action, heating and contraction, Ultra Violet ageing from the sun, salt ingress,  typically causes the brick to slowly and imperceptibly disintegrate. You only have to look at many of our old brick buildings to see the ageing effects. Cracks on the brick, edges flaking away, mortar joints crumbling, its not a pretty picture at best and can be hugely expensive and time consuming to repair at worst.

So what can you do to protect your brickwork? Regular inspections are key to spotting signs of wear and damage. Cleaning of the brickwork to remove soot deposits , mineral staining, and  algae and moss all will help your brick facade to withstand ageing forces . 

After that a good sealer such as the Faceal Oleo range will help your brickwork resist wetting and drying cycles and resist freeze thaw actions .