Repointing of brickwork mortar work has commenced at the old Homebush South Post Office building. This historic building was first constructed in 1895. The building was designed by the Government Architect’s Office and the construction was managed by the NSW Public Works Department. Homebush Heritage Post Office was built in 1895 the building was designed […]
Tuckpointing is 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. Tuckpointing is a highly skilled time-honoured tradition of repairing and replacing crumbling mortar between stone and brickwork. This restores the brickwork/mortar and helps prevent […]
Dwyer Heritage Restorations recently completed a wide cross section of façade restorations to the St Peter’s Catholic Church on Devonshire St, Surry Hills in Sydney. This project involved; Cleaning Repointing Tuckpointing Carpentry Removal, restorations and reinstating the bell Installing new cross Waterproofing Restorations to leadlight windows CLEANING We use pressure hot water to clean facades. […]
If you live or have ever travelled to Sydney, then no doubt you would have seen a majority of the works completed by Dwyer Heritage Restorations just by looking at some of Sydney’s iconic sandstone buildings. Sandstone itself forms the bedrock for much of the region of Sydney and the many of the main public […]