Tonbridge Brick and Knapped Flint Walls

Brickwork and Flint Stone Wall Construction in Kent

Flint is a fine-grained silica which is very hard and impervious
occurring typically as small, irregular nodules.

When freshly extracted from chalk these are black with a white crust
But weathered flints from fields, river-beds, beaches or gravel pits
can vary in colour from blue and grey to yellow, brown and orange.

Flint has been employed for a wide range of building types in southern and eastern England since Roman times.
It has been used for thick rubble-cored walls and from the 19th century
Facing skins on backings of brick or other stone.

Tonbridge Builders Your Trusted Flint and Stone Wall Builders.

Lime Mortar Brick Walls and Flint Walls

Throughout Kent and SussexTonbridge Builders have constructed
and repaired many flint buildings and walls using the Hand-Knapped method.
This chalk flint has been used for many 1000s of years.

The flints themselves are typically around 75 - 150mm across the face
and 75 - 100mm across the back
Many different decorative effects can been achieved by using
different types of knapping or arrangement and combinations with stone ( flushwork ).

Need Repairs to your Existing Flint or Stone Garden Walls.
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