K Barnard Brickwork

We are so pleased with the quality of work and advice that we received from Barnard Brickwork, which resulted in a beautiful Victorian-style front garden which gives the house incredible kerb appeal! The team worked so hard, and went above and beyond to ensure our front garden was absolutely perfect, this even included repainting windowsills because they had marked them and painting black the chrome bolts on the gate. My neighbours commented on how great the work was, and how considerate they were at clearing up their garden and the street at the end of every day. Many of my neighbours asked for their business card. They were a pleasure to have around, always updating us and asking if we had any preferences in the way things were done, we felt involved every step of the project. If you are looking for someone to undertaken brickwork, repointing, laying a Victorian pathway or patio, then we’d be happy to provide a reference and for you to come and have a look at their quality of work.

We had deteriorated brickwork and pointing on the outside of our house that was causing moisture to get into the brickwork. K Barnard Brickwork came and identified the problem, quoted for internal and external repairs and did a great job. I was particularly happy because they didn't push any of the extra work to be done - there was some moisture seeping from the brickwork into our internal plasterwork but rather than push to replaster all the inside, they suggested doing the external work first and then waiting to see how the plaster holds once it has dried out, saving me some money (for now!). They also did more repointing that was originally quoted for and generally went beyond what was agreed (even repairing a gutter that had come loose). Really happy with the work that was carried out. Would happily use K Barnard again.

Keith, Ben and their crew performed wonders in repairing and repointing the downstairs brick fireplaces in our Georgian listed house. They even created an arch where there wasn't one which looks like it is original to the house. They knew what needed to be done, did it well and left the area spotless. The whole crew was pleasant and easy to work with. Highly recommend!

Keith, Ben and Sean completely transformed the front of our Victorian terraced house. We are delighted with the work that was performed. This included stripping very ancient paint from the masonry, replicating and installing new stone corbels under the cills, building new walls around the front of the property, repainting the brickwork as well as lifting and laying new slate paving. The finishing touch was delivered by laying a new black and white tessellated path to our front door. Very smart. The team were hard working and paid great attention to detail. They were friendly and helpful whilst maintaining a professional approach at the same time. Highly recommended.

I had leaks in my bathroom this autumn with the sudden downpours. Keith and Ben came the following day to diagnose the problem and came subsequently to fit a deeper gutter and replace some flashing around the velux window. I also asked them to clean the gutters while they were up there. I have used them once or twice before and they have always responded rapidly and are very professional and friendly. I'm very happy with their work, and delighted to have such good roofers in my neighbourhood. I've also recommended this company to my neighbours, who have also been pleased with their work.

The work was itty bitty: pointing, reinforcing, repairing cracked sills. Issues were pointed out to me that I hadn’t noticed before. My house is late Victorian so obviously has some wear and tear. Keith and Ben spotted where the window sills had weaknesses which would contribute to or be the cause of interior dampness. Their remedies, which included introducing small steel reinforcing bars deep in the sills, were creative, unexpected and a great idea. They took great care to match the colour of pointing and brickwork to my requirements. And they did a couple of extras, all within timescale and budget. And they tidied up each day. All in all a very satisfied customer.

We moved into the new house in Brixton in late June. We realised we had problems with a patch of damp affecting the front wall of our living room. The damp specialist we instructed indicated that we need to remove a large proportion of the plaster in that room, re-point external brickwork and fix defective guttering, and then re-plaster. We wanted the side gate replaced too. Of all of the builders we spoke to Keith and Ben (Keith’s son in law) were the most straightforward, they understood precisely what we needed to have done, and promptly sent a quote. The quote was very reasonable and having met Keith and Ben I felt confident that the work would be done to the requisite standard. Keith’s team started the work on 20 October and finished on 26 October. The workmanship is excellent. Keith and his team were utterly lovely to deal with and extremely considerate. They were extremely friendly and very approachable. It was clear from discussions that Keith is very knowledgable about his trade and he is happy to explain what he is doing. I really cannot recommend these guys enough. We are already planning to get Keith and his team to deal with other works that need to be done to our house. It is difficult to find good and trustworthy builders. We feel confident that we have found them in K Barnard Brickwork. My only hesitation in recommending Keith is that if too many people realise just how good he is, he’ll get too busy. :- )

Keith, Ben and colleague arrived as agreed to repair a decorative external architrave that another large company had quoted a huge amount of money to repair. The team clearly have many skills from lots of years of experience and just got on with the job. They were prompt, tidy, friendly, and completed the job beautifully at a much more reasonable price. Truly a pleasure to employ.

Keith, Ben and the other two family members did a good job repairing our garden wall, which had lost much of top few layers and coping stones. It took them a few hours one day and the whole of the next. They were able to reuse many of the bricks and stones that had come off, which I appreciated, and finished it well. They also did good repair work on the roof parapet wall where rendering had come off. Cost was reasonable. They were reliable turning up to quote and start the work. Communication was generally good, and friendly. We had to wait quite a while until they quoted, and then until they could do the job when had a gap between larger jobs. But that was understood from the beginning, and I preferred that they were realistic about timing. They were generally quick at replying to emails about the quote and work.

K Barnard did really good work on the back of our house and garden. There was re-pointing and painting of walls, installation of a fence and trellises and work on paving stones. The communication was good throughout. The whole team seemed reliable and trustworthy.