Brickwork, pointing and render repairs · Wales

Brickwork, pointing and render repairs in Carmarthenshire

Social landlords in Carmarthenshire can use us to trace and fix penetrating damp at its source, on the outside of the building.

We take on brickwork, pointing and render repairs in Carmarthenshire for Carmarthenshire County Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Carmarthenshire County Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.

Carmarthenshire at a glance

Council: Carmarthenshire County Council
Nation: Wales
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: WHQS 2023 (Wales)
Damp and mould timescales: No timescale law found
Population: 190,073 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.93 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (11 transfer and 11 stock-retaining councils), not yet checked against StatsWales tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Carmarthenshire?

Carmarthenshire County Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Carmarthenshire, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Carmarthenshire?

Raking out and repointing in lime or cement mortars to suit the wall
Render repairs, re-rendering and through-coloured render
Lintel replacement and cavity wall tie replacement
Crack stitching and helical bar repairs to an engineer's design
Scaffold, access and protection

Brickwork, pointing and render repairs in a social home

How do we deliver it?

While the scaffold is up we look at everything in reach (gutters, fascias, chimneys, window heads) and report it, so you can decide whether to add it before access is lost.

Which rules apply in Carmarthenshire?

Social landlords are commercial clients under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, so the full client duties apply. Where there is more than one contractor, the client appoints a principal designer and a principal contractor.

WHQS 2023 (Wales) · More about brickwork, pointing and render repairs

What do brickwork, pointing and render repairs cost in Carmarthenshire?

We price brickwork, pointing and render repairs in Carmarthenshire after a survey rather than from a guide range, because the wall area, the mortar needed and access vary from building to building. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.

Questions about brickwork, pointing and render repairs in Carmarthenshire

Does Carmarthenshire County Council still own council homes?

Which housing standard applies in Carmarthenshire?

Social landlords in Wales work to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, which has applied since 1 April 2024, with all homes to comply by 31 March 2034.

Can you take on brickwork, pointing and render repairs in Carmarthenshire as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Carmarthenshire can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for brickwork, pointing and render repairs, working under their systems and their client's specification.