Brickwork in Tonypandy
Garden and Boundary Walls
The wall at the end of a Tonypandy yard is usually the boundary onto the lane, and we rebuild it to a sensible height with a coping and, where you want one, an opening for a gate.
Behind almost every terrace in Tonypandy there is a small yard that slopes, and at the end of it a wall onto the lane. That back wall has been doing two jobs for a very long time: holding up the soil of the garden above and standing up to whatever comes along the lane. When people in Tonypandy call us about brickwork, it is usually that wall, a set of yard steps, or both.
Tony and the team repair and rebuild brickwork and garden walls across Tonypandy and the Rhondda Fawr, and add the small retaining walls, steps and planters that make a sloping yard easier to use. The visit and the quote are free, so drop us a message. See our Tonypandy landscaping page for the wider picture.
The same six kinds of wall and step work we build everywhere, scaled to the compact, sloping plots behind Tonypandy's terraces.
The wall at the end of a Tonypandy yard is usually the boundary onto the lane, and we rebuild it to a sensible height with a coping and, where you want one, an opening for a gate.
Because Tonypandy yards slope, that back wall often retains soil too, and a small retaining wall part way up can turn a tilted yard into one flat area and one raised bed.
Yard steps in Tonypandy tend to be steep and narrow, so we rebuild them with even risers and a little more tread depth where the space allows, making the climb to the back gate easier.
A brick planter along one side of a Tonypandy yard gives you somewhere to grow without losing the paved space, and it can double as a seat in the sun.
A neat pair of piers where the back wall meets a new gate gives the lane side of a Tonypandy terrace a solid, finished look and something firm to hang the gate from.
Old back walls in Tonypandy often have washed-out joints, bricks missing from the lane side and a lean where soil has pushed for decades, and we repair or rebuild depending on how far they have gone.
Back walls in terraced streets are easy to ignore until something falls off. It is worth looking at yours from the lane side as well as the yard, because the damage often shows there first: bricks missing near the base, open joints, and the top of the wall standing further out than the bottom.
A slight lean with sound bricks can often be dealt with by repointing and relieving the soil behind it. A wall that has bowed badly or cracked right through is usually safer taken down and rebuilt on a proper footing. Our local guide to rebuilding a back wall in a Tonypandy terrace goes through what is involved.
One advantage of Tonypandy's layout is that most terraces have a lane behind them. That means bricks, sand and cement can come in at the back and the old wall and spoil can go out the same way, without carrying anything through the hallway. We keep the lane clear for neighbours, stack materials tidily and take everything away at the end.
If the yard is full of old sheds, rubble or overgrowth before we can get to the wall, our garden clearance in Tonypandy can clear the way first. And if the back wall needs a gate, our fencing and gates in Tonypandy work can be done in the same visit; the guide to fencing and gates onto a Tonypandy back lane has more.
We know how these yards are laid out, and how to rebuild a back wall without turning the house upside down.
Deliveries and waste go in and out via the back lane wherever possible, so the house stays clean.
Every back wall gets a proper footing, drainage behind it and weep holes, because it is usually retaining soil.
Walls, steps, paving and planters are fitted around the yard you have, not a bigger one.
We look at both sides of the wall, explain what it needs and quote with nothing to pay for the visit.
We take the old wall down in stages, supporting the soil behind as we go, and dig out for a new concrete footing on firm ground. The new wall goes up in brick or block to match the street, with free-draining stone behind it and weep holes at the base so water from the yard above does not build up and push it over again. A coping on top finishes it and keeps the rain out.
Where the wall is holding up a lot of ground, or a neighbour's yard too, we will talk about whether it needs an engineer's input and a conversation with next door before anything comes down. Read when a retaining wall needs engineering advice for the usual signs.
With a sound wall at the back, the rest of a Tonypandy yard can be sorted out properly. A small retaining wall and a short flight of steps can create one flat paved area near the house and a raised level for planting or bins further up. Our guide to paving a sloping Tonypandy back yard covers the surface, and garden steps in brick and stone explains how to get the rise right.
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Local and practical guides to help you plan the work.
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It depends on your deeds. Some back walls belong to one house, some are shared with a neighbour, and the lane side may raise other questions. We are not solicitors, so check your deeds and talk to your neighbour before a shared wall comes down.
Yes. We can leave an opening and build piers either side to hang a gate from, so you get direct access to the lane for bins and bikes.
It depends on the length and height of the wall, how much soil is behind it, and the weather, since mortar should not be laid in frost or heavy rain. We give you a realistic idea of timing at the free visit.
The length and height, how much of the old wall and soil has to be removed, footing depth, drainage behind the new wall, the brick or block chosen and whether a gate opening is added. Ask us for a free quote.
Tell us about the wall or steps, roughly how long and high they are, and whether there is a lane behind, and we will arrange a free visit in Tonypandy.