Re: qvl / bricklaying sheddies to the bridge please

In article <62qujoF247nvjU2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
coj <c_o_jones_99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
robertharvey@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Lime pointing.
It's done with a sort of thickish slurry of lime mortar, and was
intended to disguise uneven brick sizes. I associate it with
Georgian houses, where they even did it with stonework to create
a raised mortar line proud of the stone (why?)
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I found a web site where it is called Tuck pointing (although
the wibble master mis-spells it in the url)
http://www.brickmaster.co.uk/tukcpointing.htm
which is what I think it was called in the South of Engerland.

Up hereabouts it is called Lime pointing.

The application is essentially done by holding two blade-type formers
over the joint and applying the lime mix. Like Masking the lining on
a lined door. Lots of faffle.

Thanks very much bob, I knew the shed would help out.

My fiend is a happy bunny now, annoyed that it's going to take him a
long time but at least he knows what to do.

A word of warning: be sure it's the right kind of mortar!
I have a book titled "Struck Off, the unedited first year of
'Doctor on the House'" by Jeff Howell. There's a bit in it
about why you want to use lime mortar and not cement mortar.
LIme mortar (sand and lime) "sets slowly and retains the ability
to move without cracking, which is why some old houses look
decidedly lopsided, but don't seem to have any cracks. Cement
mortar is a different proposition. It sets quickly. Rock hard.
It will not accommodate any movement whatsoever. Cement mortar
plus movement equals cracks." (p.10, originally 23/9/97)

=Tamar
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