Period Farmhouse, North Yorkshire

Period Farmhouse, North Yorkshire

This period farmhouse is the countryside just outside of Ripon, in North Yorkshire.  We repointed this property’s facade with lime mortar pointing, something we specialise in here at Building Restoration and Cleaning (Leeds) Ltd.  This property forms part of a...
Jubilee Hotel, Leeds

Jubilee Hotel, Leeds

The Jubilee Hotel, in Leeds, opposite the Town Hall, has been undergoing a full redevelopment. We have been on site carrying out a variety of restoration works, including reflaunching of the chimneys as seen above. As you can see from the photograph on the right the...
Fairfield Mills, Lower Queen Street, Huddersfield

Fairfield Mills, Lower Queen Street, Huddersfield

This is Fairfield Mill, in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, a former textile mill. We were on site carrying out a variety of masonry works. There was significant erosion of the cornice, and corbels, due to a shallow stone gutter above. We replaced the damaged or eroded...
Terraced Period Property, Ripon, North Yorkshire

Terraced Period Property, Ripon, North Yorkshire

Here is a period home, near Ripon, in North Yorkshire, where we carried out a variety of works. The full facade was chemically cleaned. Chemical cleaning gently cleans the surface of the brick without damaging the surface. Sandblasting, an abrasive action,  was used...
Monk Bridge Viaduct, Wellington Place, Leeds

Monk Bridge Viaduct, Wellington Place, Leeds

  We worked as Sub Contractors for the construction group Galliford Try on this project, as part of the extensive redevelopment taking place at Wellington Place, Leeds. The coping stones to the Monk Bridge Viaduct were dismantled and rebuilt.     When...
Lime Mortar Pointing, Nidderdale, North Yorkshire

Lime Mortar Pointing, Nidderdale, North Yorkshire

  This period home, tucked away in Nidderdale AONB, has been fully repointed with a lime mortar mix. After being carefully cut out, the joints were washed out before being repointed back with a lime mortar.  After the initial set the lime mortar was brushed to...