Case study of non-chemical gault brick cleaning restoration in South Kensington.
Brick Cleaning


Brick cleaning Service
Brick cleaning methods
- Vortex brick cleaning
- Steam brick cleaning
- Sodablasting

Our Brick Cleaning Techniques

Vortex Brick Cleaning
Most often, we use a custom made Hodge Clemco Soft Clean vortex system. It is a ‘swirl-abrasive’ system for cleaning delicate surfaces, such as natural stone, faience or terracotta. This technique uses different fine abrasives such as stone powder, calcite, olivine which mixed with water exits the nozzle in the vortex, which is pointed towards the substrate to be cleaned. The type of substrate determines which abrasive material we use.

Steam Brick Cleaning
The high temperature of superheated water removes algae, moss, fungi and other biological matter. The pressure of the steam is low, so there is no damage to the substrate. The temperature also kills spores. As a result, there is no need to use chemicals for protection against any further biological activity. The steam system is also perfect for removing paint from brick. You can read our case study of steam brick cleaning and flush brick repointing in Balham to learn how effective this method is.

Sodablasting
This method can be performed through wet or dry cleaning, which allows us to use this technique both inside and outside of the property. Blasting soda is an extremely brittle material that undergoes micro fragmentation on impact. It explodes away any surface materials, yet it does not cause any damage to the substrate. We use the sodablasting technique for masonry restoration to clean dirt and grease off the brick, as we did for brick cleaning and lime mortar restoration in Bexley.
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11-10-2020

The SJ team have just completed a restoration of the front of our house in East Dulwich and we are very pleased with the results. The team are highly professional, operate in a clean and tidy manner and are focused on doing the job to a high finish. I would certainly recommend the team.
04-08-2020

Very professional, very reliable and very pleased with the results. Can highly recommend.
22-01-2019

Great service. Highly recommended.
02-01-2019

Thank you for the amazing work.
Szczepan from SJ pointing is a very professional man that takes great pride in his work.
Our house in Richmond now looks like is band new property, it’s amazing, couldn’t recommend SJ pointer more!
22-05-2018

We have been using Szczepan and his team for several years now on multitude of residential and commercial projects. Always with top notch finish, and best workmanship in town. Absolute experts in their field of work. Could not praise or recommend them highly enough.
10-05-2018

11-10-2020

The SJ team have just completed a restoration of the front of our house in East Dulwich and we are very pleased with the results. The team are highly professional, operate in a clean and tidy manner and are focused on doing the job to a high finish. I would certainly recommend the team.
04-08-2020

Very professional, very reliable and very pleased with the results. Can highly recommend.
22-01-2019

Great service. Highly recommended.
02-01-2019

Thank you for the amazing work.
Szczepan from SJ pointing is a very professional man that takes great pride in his work.
Our house in Richmond now looks like is band new property, it’s amazing, couldn’t recommend SJ pointer more!
22-05-2018

We have been using Szczepan and his team for several years now on multitude of residential and commercial projects. Always with top notch finish, and best workmanship in town. Absolute experts in their field of work. Could not praise or recommend them highly enough.
10-05-2018
Case Studies. Our completed projects.
Case study of steam brick cleaning restoration of a second grade listed building in Richmond, London.
Case study of gault brick cleaning and lime mortar brick pointing restoration in Swiss Cottage.
Case study of brick cleaning and lime mortar brick pointing restoration in Balham.
Case study of brick paint removal and lime mortar repointing restoration of the property in Barnes.
Case study of traditional tuckpointing restoration of the property in Kew Gardens.
Case study of brick paint removal and lime mortar repointing restoration of the property in Sidcup.
Case study of pebbledash removal and brickwork restoration of the Victorian houses in Lewisham.
Case study of brick cleaning and lime mortar brick pointing restoration in Bexley.
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