We provide specialist heritage stone repointing and masonry services to traditional buildings, farmhouses, and rural properties. Our work is focused on full elevation and multi-week conservation programmes using lime putty and Natural Hydraulic Lime (NHL) mortars. We do not undertake small repointing works, brick repointing, or non-heritage repairs.
Heritage Stone Repointing & Conservation
We undertake full elevation and large-area repointing to traditional stone buildings, farmhouses, and rural properties using lime putty and Natural Hydraulic Lime (NHL) mortars. All work is assessment-led, with mortars carefully matched to the existing fabric for long-term durability and breathability.
This service is intended for planned heritage and farmhouse masonry programmes and is not suited to isolated small repointing jobs, cosmetic patch repairs, or non-heritage brickwork.
Common indicators that repointing may be required:
Open or crumbling mortar joints
Damp patches or moisture retention
Loose masonry or vegetation in joints
Correctly executed heritage repointing provides:
Improved weathering and breathability
Protection of historic stone fabric
A finish appropriate to the building’s character
Heritage lime putty repointing, The Old Warehouse, Ramsey, Isle of Man
Heritage repointing using traditional lime mortar to historic stonework in Calderdale.
Heritage repointing using traditional lime mortar to historic stonework in North Yorkshire
Large stone wall in France repointed using red sand hot-mixed lime mortar.
Close-up of brush and flush red sand lime mortar within stone masonry joints
Repointing works to a listed stone building using conservation-approved lime mortar.
Repointing works to a listed stone chimney using conservation-approved lime mortar.
Lime pointing using a light heritage mortar to a Grade II listed barn
Grade II listed Nutclough Tavern repointed using specialist heritage lime putty.
Stone Masonry & Restoration
We undertake traditional stone masonry and restoration works to heritage and character buildings, including farmhouses and rural properties. Works are assessment-led and focused on structural integrity, weathering performance, and compatibility with existing historic fabric.
Common signs you may need masonry repair or restoration:
Loose, cracked, or delaminating stonework
Failing lintels, sills, copings, or bed joints
Open joints, water ingress, or persistent damp around stone details
Movement-related cracking or unstable masonry features
Outcome:
Stabilised masonry and improved weathering performance
Repairs that remain breathable and compatible with historic fabric
A finish that suits the building’s age and character
Wispy Croft heritage signage hand-carved in stone.”
Training wall built with volunteers as part of dry stone wall reinstatement training.
Hand-carved stone inscription to a door entrance
Farmhouse restoration and rebuild incorporating a dated stone and heritage timber doors
Traditional hand-carved stone trough
Hand-carved stone name plaque completed and installed on site.
Commissioned hand-carved stone business logo for JVW
Small hand-carved stone name plaque for Gazeys Farm
Sympathetic repair to a sandstone door jamb
Weathered stone carefully removed from a sandstone opening prior to repair
Sympathetic repair to a sandstone door jamb using matching stone
Heritage Property Maintenance
We undertake specialist maintenance and repair works to heritage chimneys and high-level masonry on traditional stone buildings and farmhouses. Works are assessment-led and focused on structural stability, weathering performance, and compatibility with historic fabric, particularly in exposed environments.
Common signs that chimney or high-level masonry works may be required:
Failing or eroded chimney pointing
Open joints, loose masonry, or displaced copings
Water ingress, damp staining, or salt deposition
Deteriorated flaunching or lead interfaces
Instability caused by prolonged weather exposure
Outcome:
Improved chimney stability and weather resistance
Breathable repairs compatible with historic masonry
Reduced risk of water ingress and long-term fabric decay
Handmade gritstone all-in-one string course and plinth
Handmade gritstone all-in-one string course and plinth Installation
Restored Grade II listed chimney incorporating a string course plinth
Heritage restoration to a Grade II listed chimney in Heptonstall
Chimney reflaunching and lime mortar works to a historic stone property in Old Town
Roof gable repointing using specialist lime mortar
Lime mortar verge to a heritage building in Hebden Bridge