Nicholas West brickwork specialist contractors offers and provides many aspects of brickwork, in the past he has spent a lot of time restoring different types of properties and working on repairs done by others previously badly restored work. His work covers a varied range of aspects of brickwork; from the conservation & restoration of existing brickwork to the construction of new buildings.

Nicholas west has always been very creative with very good vision, enabling him to excel in his passion for the creative aspect of brickwork new and old. For the majority, brickwork appears to be just one brick on top of another but for anyone who has taken the time to really look at old buildings they will have noticed there unique details, from large to small even the general terrace house can have some small decorative brickwork on them just some small antiquate detail around the windows it is endless and is what actually draws you to look and appreciate the building. Brickwork through the ages has been developed and pushed in many different directions,from present and past. Being blessed to be brought up in an old english village himself and therefore surrounded by some great real ics from the past, there has always been plenty to stimulate his mind. This occupation that he has chosen has been stimulated and driven by his appreciation of our historical buildings from the normal terrace house to the castle set in the hills which england is uniquely famous for. This has therefore pushed him to gain and developer the old skills and knowledge of the master bricklayer, recognized as a real tradesman in their time as there technical, tools and materials were different to those used today. Learning to keep these old skills living is fundamental for Nicholas as he considers them as true craftsman and artists within their own right and these old properties need to be cherished and restored as they would have been . All brickwork is about visual appearance and how the eye sees it as you are unselfconsciously drawn to the aris of the brick, the out line of stone, size within this visual scale, joints plays a major factor, as well as colour of material and mortar and pointing, finishes, texture, arrangement of material ie; bond are all as important as the other. The building of a house is not just about laying one brick onto another it is a combination of all these factors just mentioned above to make it look truly beautiful.