Garden brickwork in Stow-on-the-Wold, a high Cotswold town built in local stone, with attention to exposure, frost and how new brick sits beside the old.
Stow-on-the-Wold stands on high ground, and the weather shows it. Wind, frost and driving rain are harder on exposed garden walls here than in lower, more sheltered towns. The houses are built in local stone, which also shapes how brickwork should be used around them.
SPR Trees and Landscapes builds and repairs garden brickwork in Stow-on-the-Wold and the surrounding Cotswolds. We tend to recommend brick where it will serve well, such as raised beds, steps, back-garden walls and pillars. For the visible street edge we may suggest a stone treatment. Either way, you will get a straight explanation of the choices.
On an exposed site, a long, thin wall is a risk. Piers, a sound bond and a deep footing help it resist gusts, and a well-fitted coping keeps water out of the top. Frost-resistant brick matters because standard types can spall after a few hard winters. If you want privacy at the back of the garden, we can build a substantial wall that still looks fitting, perhaps with brick faces and a stone cap to echo the house.
Cotswold soils can be thin and stony, so raised brick planters offer a real advantage: you fill them with better soil and enjoy deeper growing space. Brick flower beds also help to define a lawn or patio edge. Garden steps are common where properties sit above or below the street, and they need a firm base and treads that shed water, or they turn slippery. We design them with comfortable proportions and discuss lighting or handrails if useful.
Wind-driven rain finds weak joints quickly. Our first step is to establish whether the damage is in the mortar, the brick, the coping or the footing. Repointing is the cure for open joints, while brickwork repairs deal with cracked or frozen-off bricks. When we repoint, we choose a mortar that is not stronger than the brick. If the wall mixes stone and brick, we repair each part with a mortar that suits it.
We work in Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Moreton-in-Marsh and Northleach. The market square and its lanes can be congested, so we arrange deliveries with care and avoid busy times where we can. On the outskirts, wide-open plots are windy and may be a way from the road. During a visit, we measure the wall, look at the ground and discuss what the weather has done, then provide a written quote.
We also take on garden brickwork work in nearby Bourton-on-the-Water, Moreton-in-Marsh, Northleach.
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Frost-resistant brick is a sensible choice anywhere with hard winters, and high ground is no exception. We also consider colour so the wall does not clash with surrounding stone.
Usually the coping is missing, cracked or sitting flat, so rainwater soaks in. Fitting a coping that overhangs slightly and sheds water prevents most top-of-wall damage and protects the bricks below.
Yes, with the right design. Piers, thickness and footings are chosen with wind in mind. We will explain why a wall needs a certain thickness for its height, so the build is safe and long-lasting.
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