When perfect brick cleaning result is needed, but also the protection and preservation of sensitive surfaces we use Torbo SoftLine – a state-of-the-art German technology allowing the removal of all types of dirt even on highly sensitive surfaces, such as e.g. natural stone and clinker brick.
We also use a custom-made, technology originally developed in Germany, the “Jos” nozzle with Torbo SoftLine 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, and 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.
This method can be performed through wet or dry cleaning, allowing us to use this technique both inside and outside 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 and remove efflorescence as we did for brick cleaning and lime mortar restoration in Bexley.
To enhance water resistance and energy performance of your masonry, we offer certified brick waterproofing service. It revolves around utilising a colourless, breathable, water-repellent barrier which increases the water-resisting properties of the walls. This results in maximised thermal resistance of dry masonry. The effectiveness of BBA certified Storm Dry in increasing water-resistance when used on concrete, mortar, brick, sandstone and likewise is 25-years.
This charming period home in Tooting had been previously coated with thick masonry paint that dulled its character and trapped moisture in the brickwork.
This challenging restoration involved removing unsightly pebble dash from a historic yellow stock brick facade and replacing over 800 damaged and eroded bricks.
Case study of brick paint removal, eroded bricks replacement and lime mortar repointing restoration in Herne Hill, London by S.J. Pointer.