Tuckpointing & brick repairs · Sydney

Original brickwork. Beautifully restored.

We repair worn mortar, restore fine tuck lines and bring Sydney’s older brick homes back to their best, one pier or a whole façade.

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15+ years in tuckpointing
Free inspection and quote
No minimum job size

Inter-war bungalow front with tuckpointed dark brick, a tiled path and steps, under a clear sky — Our workInter-war bungalow, tuckpointed

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What does your wall need?

Pick the closest match to see the work it usually needs. Not sure? Send us photos and we’ll tell you.

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Weathered tuck lines, broken and missing along the joints

01White tuck lines faded, cracked or missingTuckpointing

Sandy, eroded mortar joints sitting deep behind the brick face

02Sandy mortar you can scrape out with a keyBrick repointing

A cracked, loose brick with open joints in a garden wall

03Loose or cracked bricks in a wall, fence or pierBrick repairs

A stepped crack rising from the corner of a window head

04Cracks above a window or doorLintel repairs

Our work

Real Sydney homes, restored by hand.

Every photo is from one of our own jobs. Drag the handle to see a Strathfield front before and after.

Front bay of a Federation house in Strathfield before tuckpointing

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Project · Strathfield

Porch and bullseye window tuckpointing

A Federation front and porch tuckpointed, around a round bullseye window.

Home: Federation front and porch
Work: Tuckpointing, brick repointing
Where: Strathfield

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Red brick verandah wall with fine white tuck lines, white quoins and a dark brick band

MosmanVerandah tuckpointing

The Federation cottage and its verandah after the work, above a sandstone base

HaberfieldCottage front tuckpointing

Rebuilt brick wall with rendered heads over a window and a door

Hurlstone ParkWindow and door heads rebuilt

Arched brick niche in a porch with fresh white tuck lines

LeichhardtPorch and front tuckpointing

Long sandstone wall of a cottage, cleaned and pointed, beside a laneway

BalmainRender off, sandstone back

Federation house front with tuckpointed brick, a sandstone base and a tiled stair

EarlwoodFederation front above a sandstone base

Tuckpointing, repointing and repairs across Sydney. Federation fronts, bungalows, sandstone walls and more.

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What we do

Repointing or tuckpointing?

Here’s the difference. Both renew the mortar between your bricks. Tuckpointing goes one step further, with a fine raised line along each joint for the crisp look older brickwork had when it was new.

Straight-on close-up of red brick with freshly repointed flush mortar joints

Repointed joints

Brick repointing

$60–$100per m², GST included

Renews the joints

Best forWalls with worn, sandy or cracked joints that need renewing.

Looking at the wallWe check the joints, the bricks and the mortar that’s there now.
Prepare the wallWorn mortar raked out to a sound depth, the joints cleaned out.
Repoint and finishA compatible mix, a colour that belongs and the original joint profile.

Typical price. Your quote is set by the wall.Explore repointing

Straight-on close-up of brown brick with fine white tuck lines along every joint

Fresh white tuck lines

Tuckpointing

$100–$180per m², GST included

Renews the joints, then adds the fine line

Best forBrickwork that once had a tuck line, or needs its crisp definition back.

Raking outOld, loose mortar cut out without chipping the brick edges.
Colour-matched mortarJoints refilled flush in mortar tinted to blend with the brick.
The tuck lineA fine raised line along each joint, matched to the line already there.
Cleaning downMortar smears cleaned off the brick face as the work goes.

Typical price. Your quote is set by the wall.Explore tuckpointing

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Salt-damaged bricks with flaking, broken faces

Brick repairsDamaged or loose bricks

A rusted steel lintel lifting the brickwork above a window

Lintel repairsCracks above windows or doors

A diagonal crack running through a red brick wall

Crack stitchingCracks through the brickwork

White salt bloom and grime streaks across red brick

Brick cleaningGrime, salt or mortar marks

A patch of newer, lighter bricks that don’t match the wall

Brick stainingBricks that don’t match

Cracked render coming away from the brick underneath

RenderingNew render or cracked render

A painted, bagged brick wall with the outline of each brick showing through the coat

BaggingBrick texture under paint All nine servicesSide by side, with typical prices

Why Astute

Restore the finish. Keep the character.

We bring more than 15 years’ trade experience in tuckpointing and rendering to Sydney’s older brick homes. We assess what’s there and choose a finish that belongs with the original work.

Two tradesmen crouched on a verandah, tuckpointing a dark brick wall with fine white lines, masking tape along the joints — Tuckpointing in progressCareful work, by hand

15+

years’ trade experience in tuckpointing and rendering

No job too small

A single pier, a section of wall or a whole façade.

Matched on your wall

Joint colour and line agreed with you on the wall before we start.

Original bricks kept

We renew the joints and replace only the bricks that are damaged or loose.

A clear, free quote

We talk through the repair, inspect if needed and quote before any work.

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Where we work

At home across Sydney.

Five regions, from the North Shore to the Eastern Suburbs. Choose yours to see the suburbs we cover and our work nearby.

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Our five Sydney regions. Choose one to see the suburbs we cover there.A suburb with our photographed workMap adapted from suburb boundaries © State of New South Wales (Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW), CC BY 4.0

Questions

Good to know before you start.

Straight answers on price, small jobs and matching your existing work.

What does the work cost?

Tuckpointing$100–$180

Brick repointing$60–$100

Repointing priced in cement mortar.

Typical prices. Area, mortar condition, access and any repairs set your quote.

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Is tuckpointing the same as repointing?
No. Repointing replaces worn mortar with a suitable mix and joint profile. Tuckpointing finishes the joints in brick-coloured mortar and adds a fine contrasting line. A wall may need repointing before its tuck lines are restored.
Can you repair one section rather than the whole wall?
Yes, where the surrounding brickwork is sound: a few bricks, a pier, a fence or part of a façade. There’s no minimum job size.
Do you charge for an inspection or quote?
No. We start by talking through the wall and any photos you have, then inspect on site where a closer look is needed.
Can new mortar match the original?
We choose the mortar colour and joint shape to suit the wall and reuse sound bricks where we can. A close match is the aim; an exact, invisible match can’t always be achieved.

Older home in a heritage conservation area? Check your council’s rules before the work starts.

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Let’s bring your brickwork back.

Tell us about your brickwork and suburb. No minimum job size; we’ll call you back to talk through the work.

0402 133 821Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm · Saturday, 9am to 3pm · Sunday closed

Sending photos? A whole-wall photo and a close-up help most.

01The whole wall

02A close-up of the joints

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