Brickwork Cooksbridge
Bricklayers for Cooksbridge homes, from red brick cottages with grey headers to garden walls and chimneys.
- Free site visit and written estimate
- Bricks matched to your home
- Fully insured
Bricklayers in Cooksbridge
Brickwork for a railway village
Bradford Brickwork carries out brickwork for homeowners around Cooksbridge. That covers the brickwork for an extension or porch, a new front wall or brick piers, and chimney repairs or rebuilds.
Cooksbridge grew up along the A275 and around its railway station, so there is a good mix of older brick cottages, a few Victorian additions and later houses in the village. We match the brick, the mortar colour and any header banding before we start any work.
Planning a bigger project, such as a full extension or a new build? See our extensions and new builds page.
Our brickwork
Brickwork we do in Cooksbridge
Most of our work is for homeowners, from small repairs to the brickwork for a whole extension. We also take on commercial brickwork, and we supply all the materials the job needs.
01Extensions & porchesThe brickwork for extensions and porches, matched to your house.View service
02Garden walls, piers & pillarsFront garden walls, retaining walls, brick piers and pillars, plus patios.View service
03Repairs & repointingWorn mortar raked out and renewed, and damaged bricks replaced to match.View service
04Chimney stacksChimney stacks repaired, repointed or rebuilt.View service
05Lintels & openingsFailed lintels replaced and the brickwork above rebuilt to match.View service
06Foundations & materialsAll foundation work, with the bricks, blocks and mortar supplied.View serviceCommon brickwork jobs in Cooksbridge
Grey header banding repairs
Matching red brick with grey or blue header banding on older cottages.
Flint and brick dressings
Repairs where flint walls are dressed with red brick quoins and surrounds.
Chimney stacks
Repointing, repairs or rebuilds for brick chimneys on village houses.
Garden walls and extensions
Brick garden walls, piers and the brickwork for extensions and porches.
Local building character
Red brick cottages with grey headers
Cooksbridge is a long, thin village on the A275 between Lewes and Haywards Heath, in the civil parish of Hamsey. The name is first recorded in 1590. A brewery stood here from at least 1798 until it burned down in 1912, and some of its Victorian cottages remain.
Brick is the main building material in the old part of the village, usually a warm red local brick. It is often laid with grey or blue headers for decorative banding, and brick stringcourses are a particular feature. The Yews and Cobbler's Cottage both show this pattern well.
At the main road junction, the Rainbow Inn is faced in flint with red brick dressings and quoins under a tiled roof, a reminder that flint and brick were often used together here. Cooksbridge railway station, on the line between Lewes and London, opened with the railway in the 1840s.
Why choose us
Why use us for brickwork in Cooksbridge
Local and reliable
We are based in Maresfield, East Sussex, about 10 miles from Cooksbridge by road. You get a reliable, trustworthy team who turn up when we say.
Clear costs from the start
A free site visit and a detailed written estimate. We agree the plan, the timings and the budget before we start, and we are upfront if anything could change the price.
Materials supplied
We supply everything the job needs, from bricks and blocks to lintels and mortar, so you have nothing to source yourself.
Insured and kept informed
We are fully insured, all work is completed to current building regulations, and we keep you up to date from start to sign-off.
Reviews
What customers say.
Checkatrade · 23 reviews
Checkatrade score based on 10 reviews from the last 12 months.
Patio extension
Matt and his fab team recently extended my patio. It was just what I had in mind - the slabs matched perfectly and shingle was added by the fence so it matched existing work. They also tidied up like nothing ever happened. Amazing. Would highly recommend. Thank you!
Reliable and great work
Great work, great communication, sorted out the problem quickly and no fuss, even when the job expanded beyond what we agreed. Result is better than we had originally. Very pleased.
Brick soldier course for lintel above window
Looked at pics and assessed the job, came to quote. Saw that it was urgent, as my replacement window couldn’t be fitted as the lintel was close to collapse. Matt booked in the job for the next day and 2 of his guys did the work. All very professional.
Repointing & bricks replacement of townhouse
Mr Bradford provided a very competitive quote for re-pointing and replacement of damaged bricks of my sea-facing townhouse. The work was completed very professionally in a timely fashion. I am happy to recommend him.
Very satisfied customer
We had some areas of brickwork that needed repointing, and also some renovation and restoration of the bricks and stone. All of the work required was done with great skill, and we were involved in the decision-making at every step of the way. The main thing is that it all looks very good now, and it was very well priced.
Re pointing brickwork
The company Matt Bradford was excellent. Arrived when he they said they would. Took care to cover the work area and left it clean and tidy after work was done. His colleague James who did the work was friendly and very capable. Thank you both.
High quality work, very happy
Work to update our front steps - rebuild of two brick walls and new sandstone slabs on the steps - was carried out to a high standard. James who carried out the work explained to us each stage of the work, arrived on time each day, and was personable and respectful. I wouldn't hesitate to use this company again.
repointing front of house
Good efficient service from start to finish. Nice neat finish too. completely satisfied. Highly recommend.
FAQs
Brickwork questions from Cooksbridge
Can you match the grey header brick on my Cooksbridge cottage?
Yes. Many older cottages here, including The Yews, use red brick with grey or blue header banding and stringcourses. We match the brick, the mortar and the pattern before we price the work.
Is my house in the Cooksbridge conservation area?
It might be. The Hamsey (Cooksbridge) Conservation Area covers the old core of the village around the main road junction. Check with Lewes District Council if you are unsure.
Do you cover villages near Cooksbridge?
Yes. We also work in Offham, Plumpton, Lewes and Ringmer. Cooksbridge is about 10 miles from our base in Maresfield by road.
Do you work on flint buildings with brick dressings?
Yes. Buildings like the Rainbow Inn mix flint walls with brick dressings and quoins, and we can match both.
Book a visit
Brickwork in Cooksbridge? We’ll come and look.
Tell us about the job and we will arrange a free site visit, then send you a written estimate. Call 07771 393494 or email info@bradfordbrickwork.co.uk.
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