I have a red sandstone house, with a similar area to the front, soon we are having the front restored by a mason, all the pointing and OPC removed, stone repaired where required and sympathetically restored in some areas including a half bricked up ex door to be made to look like the sandstone instead of the rubbish that's there and 7 air bricks replaced with cast iron ones.
Price quoted is £2800 though I expect it to be a little more as I'm adding a few bits and pieces to his list.
Might give you a rough idea of cost though your workload will be less.
As above do your research as best you can and use a mason or a builder that is experienced with stonework and understands why you can't use OPC, it's very important with older stone buildings that care is taken to preserve the stone.
In my last house the attic conversation has the sandstone wall exposed but pointed with OPC, over time with moisture entering the chimney breast the stone started to rot at the top because it couldn't get out, it's quite worrying to be able to scoop out a handful of sand and leave the mortar behind.
For the amount of stone building up here made with lime mortar you'd think there would be no shortage of companies locally who just do this sort of stuff.
I have a red sandstone house, d.
just seen that red sandstone interesting colour to it as im more used to yorkshire stone
@Burdekin if it's hydraulic lime/lime putty mortar then you are rapidly approaching a far from ideal time of year to be repointing as there is a chance it will dry out before it cures.
its been more wetter here than even i thought
like sandstone yorkshire stone crumbles to dust if rain gets in it and certainly erodes it well the price of stone cleaning destroys its protection layers seen so many like this in many houses
might as . well charge you 1 k and Dim
What are you saying Gaz?