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Has Re-pointing been Done to the Walls of my Ground Floor Victorian Flat?

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 12:07 am
by Sandy1
Hi, I have got a ground floor terraced Victorian type flat (kitchen leading onto bathroom etc) and have recently had the kitchen and bathroom stripped back to the walls, the thing is I have been charged for repointing/pointing but I can't tell by the pictures if it has been done plus the builder was that quick I don't see when he would of been able to do it. Any opinions and I would be very grateful for ur input :)

Re: Has Re-pointing been Done to the Walls of my Ground Floor Victorian Flat?

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 11:24 am
by proptech
Hi Sandy1
I think you should ask the builder exactly what he means by pointing, and what he's actually done.
Re-pointing would normally involve exterior work, and is indeed time consuming. There's certainly no sign of much work being done to the walls in your photos.

Re: Has Re-pointing been Done to the Walls of my Ground Floor Victorian Flat?

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 8:45 pm
by Sandy1
Thank you for your response :) I checked his first quote and it said internal and external pointing, just out of curiosity and interest i googled it as I wanted to know what it was and I'm pretty sure now that it hasn't been done...but I'm not a expert haha