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Dwyer Heritage Restorations is a leader in the
field of restorations to brick
and sandstone buildings in Sydney, with particular
emphasis on heritage buildings.
Our Building Restoration Services include;
Sandstone Sydney
has many beautiful sandstone buildings. In fact a large proporation
of Sydney sits on Sandstone. Many of these buildings were built
in the 19th or early 20th centuries and now are in need of careful
restoration. The supply of matching sandstone can be difficult to
obtain.
Dwyer Heritage Restorations has successfully completed many projects where cleaning, repairs and replacement of sandstone were needed. No project too large or small. Recent Sandstone Projects View our Sandstone Building Renovations Gallery > ^ Top Tuckpointing Tuckpointing
is the raised white lines on the brick outlines on Federation period
homes and buildings.
Tuckpointing is also known as a way of using two contrasting colours of mortar in brickwork, one colour matching the bricks themselves, to give an artificial impression that very fine joints have been made.
Dwyer Heritage Restorations specialise in tuckpointing, the system we use is unique and has been approved by the PWD, CSIRO Materials Science & Engineering and leading Heritage Architects. It allows Dwyer Heritage Restorations to guarantee the white lines will not wash off. The method of tuckpointing was developed in England in the late eighteenth century to imitate brickwork constructed using rubbed bricks (also rubbers or gauged bricks): bricks of fine red finish which were made slightly oversize and then individually abraded or cut, often by hand, to a precise size after firing. When laid with white lime mortar a neat finish of red brick contrasting with very fine white joints was obtained. Tuckpointing was a way of achieving a similar effect using cheap, unrubbed bricks: these were laid in a mortar of a matching colour (initially red, but later blue-black bricks and mortar were occasionally used) and a fine fillet of white material, usually pipeclay or putty, pushed into the joints before the mortar set.The name derives from an earlier, less sophisticated technique used with very uneven bricks: a thin line, called a tuck, was drawn in the flush-faced mortar but left unfilled, to give the impression of well-formed brickwork. Click here for An Obligation Free Tuckpointing Quote Recent Tuckpointing Projects View our Tuckpointing Building Renovations Gallery > ^ Top Repointing Dwyer
Heritage Restorations specialise in repointing of brickwork, granite and all types of stone. The system is unique and approved by the
PWD, CSIRO Materials Science & Engineering and Heritage Architects.
We developed the system over 30 years ago and were the first in
the world to be able to pump replacement mortar. It is an inherently
clean system with no requirement to acid wash repointed areas after
repointing.
Repointing is the process of renewing mortar joints in masonry construction. Over time, weathering and decay causes voids in the joints between masonry units (usually bricks) allowing the undesirable ingress of water. Water entering through these voids can cause significant damage through freeze/thaw cycles and from salt dissolution and deposition. Repointing is also called pointing, or pointing up, although these terms more properly refer to the finishing step in new construction. Recent Repointing Projects View our Repointing Building Renovations Gallery > ^ Top CarpentryDwyer
Heritage Restorations has highly skilled tradesmen capable of
undertaking all types of capentry restoration work.
We can supply and fit new or restore timber framed windows or do detailed restoration to staircases, panelling, flooring, doors etc. Recent Carpentry Projects View our Building Renovations Gallery > ^ Top Steel and Cast Windows Steel
windows were a feature of our early commercial buildings. Many now
have significant deterioration to the frames that may require sections
to be replaced or restored. Cast frame windows may also require
new castings to be made. Most early buildings also have thin frost
glass which is now unsuitable for glazing and needs to be replaced.
Dwyer Heritage Restorations has undertaken several large projects and has the experience to ensure successful restoration. Recent Steel and Cast Windows Projects View our Building Renovations Gallery > ^ Top Paintstripping and Facade Cleaning Paint
stripping of various substrates has now become a very specialised
field with requirements to remove lead based paints and effectively
and environmentally concious is imperative. There are many choices
of paint stripping processes and systems that require careful assessment
and experienced application. It is possible to remove paint completely
from a variety or porous materials such as brickwork, stone and
timber.
Recent Projects View our Building Renovations Gallery > ^ Top Decorative and Waterproof Coatings There
are many and varied applications of decorative coatings that are
superior to a painted surface. Dwyer Heritage Restorations has developed
a sand coating system that is difficult to distinguish form real
sandstone. It is very effective for coating rendered surfaces and
has been successfully used on many large projects. Whilst costing
more than paint initially, it will outlast paint by several times.
Recent Projects View our Building Renovations Gallery > ^ Top
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