Facebrick Pointing and Facade Repairs for High Rise Buildings and Hotels
Facebrick gives a building lasting character, but its appearance and performance depend on the condition of the brickwork and mortar joints. Weathered pointing, damaged bricks and moisture penetration can leave a facade looking tired while allowing deterioration to progress.
Dafco Painting Contractors provides facebrick maintenance and restoration for high rise residential buildings, apartment blocks and hotels. From facebrick pointing and sealing to brick removal, relaying and securing, we help property owners, body corporates and hotel managers maintain their building’s exterior.
Why Facebrick Pointing Matters
The mortar joints between facebricks are an essential part of the masonry. When mortar cracks, crumbles or falls away, gaps can allow water into the wall. Repointing removes deteriorated mortar and replaces it with suitable new mortar, helping restore the joints and improve resistance to rain penetration.
For high rise buildings and hotels, maintaining these joints is an important part of protecting the facade. Repairs should address the condition of the brickwork as a whole: loose bricks, wall movement or defective ties may require additional investigation and remedial work alongside pointing.
Well-executed pointing also improves visual appeal. Consistent joints create a cleaner, more uniform finish that highlights the colour and texture of the facebrick. For residential properties, this supports a well-maintained exterior that owners can take pride in. For hotels, it contributes to the first impression guests form before they enter the building.
Facebrick Facade and Gable End Wall Maintenance
Large facebrick facades and gable end walls deserve careful attention during building maintenance. Cracked joints, missing mortar, damaged bricks and recurring damp patches can indicate areas requiring assessment.
Dafco’s facebrick services cover:
Facebrick pointing and repointing: Repairing deteriorated mortar joints to restore a neat finish and help limit water penetration.
Facebrick sealing: Applying suitable protective treatments where appropriate for the brickwork and its condition.
Facebrick pinning and securing: Addressing areas requiring additional restraint, with the repair method guided by assessment and engineering input where required.
Facebrick removal and relaying: Removing damaged or defective sections and rebuilding the affected brickwork.
Facebrick waterproofing: Investigating moisture entry and addressing relevant joints, interfaces and building details.
Facebrick plastering: Preparing and plastering selected areas where a change of finish forms part of the renovation.
Facebrick painting: Preparing brickwork and applying a suitable coating system where a painted finish is specified.
Protecting Your Building’s Structure and Appearance
Effective facade maintenance begins with understanding the cause of the problem. A damp internal wall, for example, may involve deteriorated pointing, failed sealants, flashing defects or other moisture entry points. Identifying the source helps ensure the repair addresses the underlying issue.
Pointing forms part of this wider approach to building care. Combined with appropriate brick repairs, waterproofing and securing work where needed, it helps preserve the condition and appearance of the facade.
For body corporates and hotel management teams, planned facebrick maintenance also provides an opportunity to address visible deterioration before a larger repair programme becomes necessary.
Our Facebrick Building Project Portfolio
Dafco Painting Contractors’ facebrick building projects include:
Blue Waters Hotel
Belaire Hotel
Kenton Flats
Capri Heights Flats
Alaska Flats
Kingsford Flats
Highspray Flats
Yarningdale Flats
Arrange a Facebrick Assessment
Whether your property needs facebrick pointing, gable end wall repairs, waterproofing or a broader facade refurbishment, Dafco Painting Contractors can help you plan the next step.
Contact Dafco to discuss your high rise residential building or hotel and request an assessment and quotation.
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What we do
SPALLING REPAIR
Spalling (Concrete Cancer) is most often identified by signs such as flaking (concrete spalling), rust stains that leach from the concrete, bulging of the concrete or in some cases even falling off the building. The real problem lies within the concrete itself and is not a result of weathering.
As a general rule, Spalling is caused by the steel reinforcing within a concrete slab rusting. As steel rusts, it can expand up to 7 times its original size causing the surrounding concrete to be displaced and flakey.
The process can start in many ways, but generally, it is due to one of the following:
- Poorly treated reinforcing steel being used in the original pour of the slab
- The reinforcing steel being too close to the surface allows water to seep through the concrete and react with the steel
- Incompatible metals being used in close proximity to each other, thus causing a reaction
- Fractures in the concrete allow water to penetrate the concrete and react with the steel
Spalled concrete is an eyesore and a hazard. Over time, with increased exposure to the elements, falling concrete debris causes likely injury and damage to property. Spalling concrete should be repaired immediately, as deferring the treatment will inevitably lead to increased problems into the future.
Furthermore, any attempts to fix the problem for the short term (such as parging over the problem) will only exacerbate the issue. Despite, potentially looking better, the rusting process will continue below the surface causing the steel to again displace the concrete and in some cases rust so badly that the steel eventually needs replacement. Treatment and repair of the concrete is the best solution.
Dafco, have staff who are trained in the identification of underlying issues. Once found we will begin the process of concrete spalling repair by removing all loose concrete, grinding back the reinforcing steel to remove all rust, treating the steel with anti-corrosives and then patching the repair with a top-quality concrete to match the original surface.
WORKING AT HEIGHTS
All of our staff on High Rise Building sites adhere to all safety measures and are trained in the use of all equipment.
STAFF TRAINING
Dafco pride ourselves on the development of our staff and this includes ongoing training on safety, correct product use as well as new developments in the technologies available.
SAFETY
Dafco carries all relevant safety files and equipment for all active projects. We are a full member of the Master Builders Association and the Master Painters Association
