Durham city period property
Older city housing with genuine architectural character, where anything that reads as imitation brick is immediately out of place. Real slips, real joints, real corner returns are the only sensible approach.
Durham · County Durham
Brick SlipsSupplied & FittedIn Durham
Period city property, former pit-village terraces and modern estates all take real brick differently — the blend, the bond and the joint colour are chosen for the house, not from a catalogue default.
Five-star reviewed on Google · 25-year workmanship guarantee
30 years in the trade25-year workmanship guaranteeShowroom at Thompson Yard, Middlesbrough, TS3 8RQFive-star reviewed on GoogleFree, no-obligation quotes
Local Coverage
We Work AcrossDurham Week In, Week Out
Durham city, including Gilesgate, Nevilles Cross, Framwellgate Moor and Belmont.
Chester-le-Street, Bishop Auckland, Spennymoor, Newton Aycliffe and Consett.
The former colliery villages and rural property across County Durham.
Durham is well within our regular working area from the Middlesbrough yard. A guaranteed response time is Not Provided — ring us with your job and timescale and we will give you a realistic answer.
Everything is supplied from our own showroom at Thompson Yard, Middlesbrough, TS3 8RQ, open Monday to Saturday 9am–5:30pm and Sunday 10am–2pm, so Durham customers can handle the brick before committing to it rather than choosing from a screen.
Common jobs in Durham
- Reinstated chimney breasts and log-burner recesses in village terraces
- Feature walls and media walls in modern estate housing
- Barn conversion and outbuilding interiors
- Extension elevations clad to match older county brickwork
- Kitchen and dining brick walls in open-plan renovations
Places we cover nearby
- Gilesgate
- Nevilles Cross
- Belmont
- Framwellgate Moor
- Chester-le-Street
- Bishop Auckland
- Spennymoor
- Newton Aycliffe
Property Types
The Houses And BuildingsWe See In Durham
Former colliery village terraces
Rows of solid-wall terraces across the county with original chimney breasts and small, narrow rooms. Slips give the brick character back without losing floor space to a solid skin.
Stone-and-brick rural property
Barn conversions, outbuildings and rural houses where the finish has to answer to what is already there. Blend selection is the whole job.
Newton Aycliffe and modern estate housing
Flat-finished modern interiors where a lounge feature wall, media wall or brick kitchen elevation adds the texture the house was never built with.
Services
What We FitIn Durham
Brick Slip Supply & Installation
The complete service: choose the brick at our showroom, we work out the quantities, then supply and fit the wall from start to finish.
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Interior Brick Feature Walls
Living rooms, hallways, bedrooms and bars — a real brick finish fitted flat, level and clean, without the mess or weight of full brickwork.
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Exterior Brick Slip Cladding
Extensions, render replacement and full elevations clad in brick slips so a new build reads as solid masonry from the street.
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Fireplaces & Chimney Breasts
Chimney breasts and log-burner recesses clad in your chosen brick, with corner slips used so every return looks like genuine brickwork.
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Kitchen Brick Slips & Splashbacks
Brick slip splashbacks and kitchen walls that survive daily life, sealed and finished to a standard you'd be happy to photograph.
Learn moreBrick Slip Supply / Trade Supply
Buying the slips only? Choose from our full range at the Middlesbrough showroom and take away or arrange delivery.
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Showroom & Samples
See and handle the full range in person before you commit. It is far easier to choose a brick in your hand than on a screen.
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Commercial & New-Build Brick Slip Installation
Fit-outs, developments and new-build plots where the finish is inspected and photographed. Specialist labour that works to your programme.
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Brick Slip Corners & Specialist Detailing
Corner slips, arches, reveals and returns. The detailing that decides whether a brick slip wall reads as genuine masonry.
Learn moreEvery one of those services is available in Durham and the surrounding County Durham area. Browse the full brick slip range, see all our services or go back to the homepage.
Why Us
Why Durham CustomersUse Bespoke Brickwork
Brick slips only
One trade, done properly, with 30 years in the trade behind the setting out. On period property that specialism is what keeps the finish believable.
A range built for matching
Weathered, antique and reclaimed-look blends are exactly what older County Durham brickwork needs. See them in daylight at the Middlesbrough showroom before deciding.
25-year workmanship guarantee
Every installation in Durham and across the county carries our 25-year workmanship guarantee.
Free, no-obligation quotes
Photographs and rough measurements are enough to get a written quote for supply, or supply and fit.
Job counts for individual areas and guaranteed response times are Not Provided — we would rather leave a number out than invent one. What we will confirm: 30 years in the trade, trading as Bespoke Brickwork since 2015, our own showroom, a 25-year workmanship guarantee and a five-star Google review record.
Local Conditions
The Problems DurhamWalls Actually Throw Up
Old solid-wall construction
Much of the county's older housing is solid-wall, so internal substrates are checked for moisture and soundness before any cladding work begins.
Hard inland winters
Higher, inland parts of County Durham take severe frosts. External cladding is specified with freeze–thaw cycling in mind and the substrate assessed before anything is ordered.
Heavily altered elevations
Generations of repairs, infilled openings and mismatched extensions leave many county elevations reading as patchwork. Cladding in a matched blend resolves that in one operation.
Character property and unsympathetic finishes
Painted-over brick, cement render and modern boarding on older property all fight the building. A matched brick face gives the elevation or room its character back.
Our Process
Five Steps From First LookTo Guaranteed Finish
- 01
Free Consultation
Tell us the room or elevation, send photographs and rough measurements, and we will tell you what is realistic before anyone travels.
- 02
Showroom Or Samples
Compare blends in daylight at Thompson Yard, or take samples away so you can see them against your own light, paint and flooring.
- 03
Survey And Substrate Check
The wall is measured and the substrate assessed for soundness and moisture. Setting out, bond and corner detail are agreed before anything is ordered.
- 04
Installation
Surfaces protected, slips fixed to the agreed setting out, corners formed with purpose-made corner slips so no cut edges show.
- 05
Pointing, Clean Down And Guarantee
Joints pointed and finished to the agreed colour, the area cleaned down, and the work handed over with our 25-year workmanship guarantee.
Questions
Brick Slips In DurhamQuestions Answered
Anything not covered here? Ring Stuart on +44 7747 771113 or email stuart_fletcher@live.co.uk.
Do you cover Durham?
Yes — Durham city and County Durham, including Chester-le-Street, Bishop Auckland, Spennymoor, Newton Aycliffe and Consett.
How quickly can you get to Durham?
Durham is well within our regular working area. A guaranteed response time is Not Provided — ring us for a realistic answer on your job.
How much do brick slips cost in Durham?
Every wall is quoted individually on size, brick, detailing and access. Quotes are free and carry no obligation.
Can you match old County Durham brickwork?
Weathered, antique and reclaimed-look blends usually match older local brickwork far better than a new brick. Bring a photograph to the showroom.
Do you work on barn conversions and rural property?
Yes. Blend choice against the existing stone or brick is the critical decision, which is why seeing samples in person matters.
Do you offer emergency call-outs in Durham?
No — this is planned work. Tell us your timescale and we will be honest about what is achievable.
Is it worth travelling to the Middlesbrough showroom?
For anything larger than a small feature wall, yes. Comparing blends in daylight removes almost all the risk from the decision.
Can you clad an extension in Durham?
Yes — extensions, garden rooms, dormers and garage conversions, specified for the exposure of the site.
What guarantee do I get?
A 25-year workmanship guarantee on every installation.
Which nearby areas do you cover?
Darlington, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Newcastle, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, York and Harrogate.
Nearby
Other Areas We Cover
County Durham
Darlington
West End villas, town terraces and modern estates across the Darlington area.
Brick slips in DarlingtonTyne and Wear
Sunderland
Roker, Seaburn, Ashbrooke and Washington — coastal cladding and interior brickwork.
Brick slips in SunderlandCounty Durham
Hartlepool
The Headland, Seaton Carew, the Marina and the wider town — coastal-exposure work.
Brick slips in HartlepoolIn Summary
Brick Slips In Durham
County Durham covers city period property, former colliery village terraces, rural stone-and-brick buildings and modern estate housing at Newton Aycliffe and Chester-le-Street — four very different briefs. What holds across all of them is that older local brickwork is weathered, and only weathered, antique and reclaimed-look blends sit comfortably beside it. Send photographs for a free quote, or come to the Middlesbrough showroom and compare blends against your own images in daylight.
Ready to move? Use the quote form, see every service we offer, browse the brick slip range or check the other areas we cover.
Next Step
Get A Free Quote ForBrick Slips In Durham
Send photographs and rough measurements of the wall and Stuart will come back with a free, no-obligation quote for supply, or supply and fit. Every installation in Durham is backed by our 25-year workmanship guarantee.
30 years in the trade · 25-year workmanship guarantee · Five-star reviewed on Google