Came here for the comments. Wasn’t disappointed.

Love the Timelapse footage

Great training video.with in-depth demonstration and explantation of repointing historic masonry.👍

Use a hose so u don't eat dust

I personally do tuckpointing on 140yr old historic buildings in STL. Theres a reason we do-not use air chisels. This will loosen and shake the entire wall effecting the structure and integrity of the building. Try using a grinder w/vacume setup and youll keep the bricks straight and have less damage to the second course of bricks.

hello. very detailed video. question: why does the back of the joint need to be square?

Nice video

You don't do alll that lol

What was the mixture?

Does chisel create less dust?

What is ratio of mortar ?

You would make know money mate would take to long

In the States you call it "historic pointing" in England we just call it repointing

Sloppy sloppy it looks like complete shit...... He ha no clue how to brick point.

Cool video, but it seems silly to remove perfectly good mortar.

What type of mortar is used

What is your mortar mix? What type of lime? What type of sand?

Lmfao tapping the mortar with a brush...union tuckpointers and bricklayers show this video to our apprentices for a good laugh in our training center.

Please do not hire people like this. A brick is a brick, point it with a piece of 3 inch hose... leave it, get on with life, be happy, make children

great video, what was the mix that was used? thanks

Very professional!!! Well done!?

Very Good Job!!! One point ....depth of joint is determined by the height of joint, D = 2 X H. Also it is a good idea to spray joint with water to moisten brick or splash with a brush. If you don't brick will suck moisture from mortar and cause shrinkage resulting in early failure. A good point job should be good for 100 years. Although there are examples of 5,500-year-old hydrated lime work at Caral, Peru and a main cause of the MAYAN Classic Collapse.

As you state, you're not a Mason BUT, you did everything right. Maybe those giving negative comments are Half Assed Masons who were never had professional training or bothered to learn and retain what they were being taught. So ... Fuck Em! You get a big thumbs up from me! (owner of a 150 yo historic home with a stone and LIME MORTAR foundation)

Nice job. Careful and gentle.

What a faff on! Use a 115 mm angle grinder and a twisted knot wire wheel ,, loosens and removes very clean in one very swift action. 👍

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this is crazy, using a chisel to do that would be time consuming.....just use an angle grinder and to fill the joints use a mortar bag

Small pointing hawk is faster, better, and more comfortable to use than a trowel. Joints should be replaced in layers to avoid shrinkage.

Nice work. I'm a mason but haven't ever worked with lime mortar. I'd have to say I'd use a grinder though. Lol. I've nicked a few brick doing it but if you're really careful you won't. So much faster.

Great video 👍🏼

too bad no one is willing to pay for detailed labor like this...at least in Texas anyway.

Very useful info thanks. Need to repoint an 1850s cottage in southwest England it’s a big job but worth doing and I don’t have the budget for someone else to do it. I’ll start on the back and hopefully by the front be a pro like yourself. Good to know the tools and time involved thanks.

Fantastic information my friend! You are a professional-better than the real deal. Having a qualification don't mean shit! It's all about personal standards-that's where the problem is... many people are qualified and wanting to critique, but their standards and amount of time prepared to spend on a square meter of wall is small. Not saying people's work could not be better, but they are time restricted by the very nature of their work. Brilliant work man... you should be very proud! As with many jobs, it's all about the prep work and attention to detail. Who cares if it's a good job with regards to putting the mortar back in place, if half the bricks have been scuffed from using a diamond disc to save time. Thanks man.

" GOOD JOB "

So the new mortar is/will be too strong if it's not the old type of soft mortar. SO? What's your plan?

You missed the most important part. What is the mortar mix?

Good work , bro

Good work. I like your attention to detail and quality of finish. I have been a bricklayer for many years and have worked as a specialist in construction. I appreciate that some have said the work is slow but quality comes at a price and I cannot fault the quality of your work, those who are working more quickly may be willing to compromise a little on quality.

Really nice timelapse... It would've been a better video if it had some music.

Looking at the comments, there's a lot of wannabe lime repointers having a winge. Cant see any videos from them. Armchair brickies. Nice technique to preparation. Slightly overfilling with slightly too soft a mix but a very informative video. Congratulations and thank you.

That doesn't look good at all pal, if that were my house I wouldn't be happy, it looks like a novice has done it, the finish is atrocious. It shouldn't be proud of the brickwork like that, what do you think is going to happen when water runs down that wall ?

The bricks look better with the mortar removed. I though on historic brick walls and especially historic brick houses that the mortar was recessed back further to give the bricks a much better look, sorry this doesn't look good at all with the mortar thick and even with the bricks, it needs to be recessed at least 1/4 of an inch or so not even with the bricks.

Thanks

145 years old? that historic? mmm, I'n English, 'nuff said!

Next video. "how to clean smeared brickwork because of slapdash pointing"

I didn't know there was any brick buildings in america? 145years is quite old for you lot

this dude don't know shit

Loved your video. I'm about to repoint an interior brick wall in a 100yr old home. It has what appears to be, with some research, very soft mortar but finding matching stuff today is nearly impossible. As for the comments from the self proclaimed "experts", maybe no one asks you because you have such bad, condescending, ignorant comments and offer nothing helpful. Stop giving your trade a bad name and be more helpful, then maybe we wouldn't be looking online for people offering to help. Went to a specialty shop for brick, stone and marble works and was assured I would need 4 x 50lb bags of mortar to repoint a 6 x 10 wall - not very good advice as I only need 1 bag for the whole job. So much for experts.

Brilliant advice. Just what I was looking for. Thank you.

Troy, I see your joint prep is immaculate. Curious as to why you choose air chisel over diamond wheel, if you are doing this professionally, why not take advantage of high rpm sintered wheel to break the face of the mortar? The time saving is incredible, even if dust is a hassle. Also, thought I would pass a little research on to you, apparently (based on the high geekdom of some historic architects I have talked to) historic lime based mortars were mixed for a very long time with very little moisture. ("Add only the sweat of your brow while mixing" has been attributed to Tom Jefferson i.e. My experience has been in general thus: regardless of binder type (lime, portland, natural cements, clay, etc.) as long as the ratio is within 2:1 to 5:1 or there abouts you can mix the stuff and apply it "crumbly dry", assuming two basic things. 1: the material is packed solid, and 2: you hydrate during the cure (unless conditions are naturally damp and cool) according to conditions for an hour or three. Obviously you have to incorporate finishing the joints more often into your work rhythm but I have found this particular trick has saved me countless hours of clean-up work and onerous scrubbing over the years. Cheers, happy restoring!