Distinction Brickwork Limited

12/10/2026

What makes you recommend a building contractor—and what stops you ever using one again?

For me, it’s about more than the finished brickwork. It’s communication, turning up when you say you will, respecting someone’s property and taking pride in the job.

I’m Russell, owner of Distinction Brickwork Ltd, based in Reading and working across Berkshire, the Thames Valley and the South East.

I’m a bricklayer by trade, and we offer much more than masonry:

✅ Extensions and new builds
✅ Refurbishments and fit-outs
✅ Brickwork and blockwork packages
✅ Groundworks and drainage
✅ Full project delivery, from groundworks through to completion

We work with homeowners, developers and main contractors, whether they need a specialist team for one package or a contractor to take the whole project forward.

Planning a project or looking for a team to price upcoming work? Let’s talk. Send me a message with your plans, location and proposed start date.

And I’d like to hear from both sides of the industry:

What’s the ONE thing a builder must get right to earn your recommendation?

Homeowners, architects, trades and site managers—leave your answer in the comments. 👇

11/10/2026

🏡 If you could change ONE thing about your home, what would it be?

A bigger kitchen, an extension, a garage or finally tackling that renovation? 👇

At Distinction Brickwork Ltd, we carry out brickwork, groundworks, extensions, new builds and refurbishments across Reading, Berkshire and the Thames Valley. 🧱🔨

💬 Comment with your project and what’s stopping you getting started — budget, planning or knowing where to begin? Let’s talk about it!

📲 Follow to see our projects, meet the team and get ideas for your own home.

03/10/2026

Get sharing everyone, I’d much appreciate it. 🥰 also pop over to the page and give it a follow 🥳

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01/10/2026

Please do feel free to follow us on TikTok, this is something new to me to be doing but will hopefully be showing all of our journey, the ups and the downs. Watch this space and please like follow and subscribe to help move this channel forward. 🥰🥰

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05/09/2026

🏗️ INTERIOR FIT-OUT FIRMS WANTED – JOIN OUR SUPPLY CHAIN

Distinction Brickwork Ltd is continuing to expand our supply chain, and we’re looking to connect with reliable, experienced interior fit-out companies for upcoming projects across Berkshire, the Thames Valley and surrounding areas.

We’re particularly interested in firms covering:

🔨 Carpentry & joinery
🧱 Drylining, partitions & ceilings
🎨 Plastering & decorating
🚪 Doors, ironmongery & second-fix carpentry
🪚 Bespoke joinery & fitted furniture
🏢 General commercial interior fit-out
🔧 Multi-trade finishing packages

We work across commercial projects, refurbishments, new builds and high-quality residential developments, and we’re looking to build long-term relationships with professional companies that can deliver a high standard of workmanship and work well as part of a wider project team.

If your company is looking to join our supply chain and tender for upcoming fit-out packages, I’d be keen to hear from you.

📩 Send me a direct message on FB with a brief introduction to your company, the areas you cover and the type/value of projects you typically undertake.

Likewise, if you know a good interior fit-out company that you’d recommend, please tag them below or share this post.

Distinction Brickwork Ltd
Building relationships. Delivering quality.

[email protected]
07496267052

17/08/2026

17/08/2026

The last few months have certainly tested me — both personally and in business.

Running a construction company is never straightforward, but recently it feels like everything has come at once.

We’ve dealt with challenging projects, programme pressures, subcontractors letting us down, payment disputes, cashflow pressures, vehicles being damaged, materials and trades not arriving when promised, and plenty of other problems behind the scenes that people simply don’t see.

There have been days where you genuinely wonder why you put yourself through it.

But one thing I’ve always believed is that you find out what you’re made of when things aren’t going your way.

We haven’t stopped.

We’ve brought new trades in when others have let us down.
We’ve worked through problems rather than walking away from them.
We’ve continued delivering for our clients.
And we’ve kept pushing the business forward.

Right now, we’re moving at a great pace. Jobs are progressing, trades are working together, and we’re starting to see the results of a huge amount of effort behind the scenes.

There are definitely lessons I’ll take from this period — particularly around who we work with, how we manage projects and protecting the business as we continue to grow.

I’m incredibly grateful to the people who have stood by us, worked hard and helped keep things moving when it would have been much easier to throw the towel in.

Building a business isn’t just about posting the successful projects and finished photographs.

Sometimes it’s about getting knocked backwards, sorting the problems out and moving forward again stronger than before.

Plenty still to do, but I’m excited about where we’re heading.

Distinction Brickwork Ltd — onwards and upwards. 👊🏗️

28/05/2026

🔨 Progress continuing nicely at Liston Court, Marlow with the roof now starting to become weather tight.

Felt and battens are going on, dormers are taking shape, and the roof structure is really starting to show the finished form of the build. Always a good milestone to hit on any project as it starts moving from structure to enclosure. 🏗️🏠

Massive credit to the team pushing through the heat and keeping the programme moving forward. ☀️

As for the roofers not wearing their hi-vis… with all the will in the world, we still couldn’t get them to put them on for the photos 😂👷‍♂️

24/05/2026

Arch Building – From Formers to Finished Detail

There’s something about a well-built brick arch that never gets old 👌

On this project at Liston Court, every arch you see started with a set of bespoke timber formers, carefully set out to achieve the exact radii and profiles required — no two the same 🔨

These are bonded brick arches with a 665mm soffit, giving them real depth and presence across the elevation — not just a feature, but a proper statement 💪

From there, it’s all about precision:
• Setting out each course accurately 📐
• Maintaining consistent joint sizes throughout the curve
• Cutting and laying each brick to follow the line perfectly
• Keeping the bond running true through the arch

Each arch is built brick on edge over the formers, fully supported while curing — no shortcuts, just time, care, and proper workmanship ⏳

Once the formers are struck, that’s the moment of truth… and when it’s done right, the result speaks for itself 👀

A bonded arch like this isn’t just about looks — it’s a combination of craftsmanship, structural understanding, and attention to detail 🧱

Proud of the team on this one 👏