Tuckpointing

[@Gamerhusky232]

As a bricklayer I got so much respect for people with this skill.

[@raf8474]

Finally, someone who actually knows what tuck pointing is and puts on a nice presentation. Nicely done craftsmanship.

[@noelw52]

finally a real tradesman who actually knows and understands the forgotten art of tuckpointing i have watched a lot of videos today and you are the only person that can actually tuckpoint after 40 years of bricklaying and restoration work i have no hesitation in recommending that people watch your videos and employ you for their projects

[@thanxx]

call me a sad old git but i could watch this guy and his tuck pointing all day.

[@jackpeter642]

Sad old git

[@Ryan_Daley]

13 years later - bloody brilliant mate

[@anthonyorafferty5632]

Detailing to this degree is amazing. Most cost a fortune but the effort is beyond.

[@ThanipperumKarunai]

Even after 14 years, it holds good to watch and learn the technic !

[@timmsmart]

Thanks Tim. I can see why it was so popular! It is somehow very satisfying to see an expert doing a good job.

[@stanmanjam]

Yes, that and David explains it in no-nonsense laymen's terms

[@harold6863]

You make it look and sound easy with your modesty. Respect to you sir👍

[@richmarsh5029]

Brilliant mate... Old Bricklayer here... thanks for showing everyone your skill and knowledge

[@shaunmcclory8117]

Wow i've been a bricklayer for over 30yrs but have learnt something new from this👍 i'm going to be scrutinising Georgian buildings from now on!🧐

[@mikekilby9785]

13 years ago & I just found it. Subscribed 👍

[@vincemarshall8550]

wow im 13 years late to the party ,i sometimes see pointing with lines in it and wondered what that were all about brilliant thank you

[@raymondjackson-h3u]

That's beautiful i know I'm a builder for past 40 plus years

[@Capochin950]

Very skilled craftsman.Always wondered how it was done .Thank you.

[@BB-mv9wl]

Easily the best video on this.

[@rossko727]

One tradesman to another, great work 👌🏻

[@harveysmith100]

Lovely to see. I served my time between 81 and 84, the last indendured lads in our area. We weren't shown this but I have often seen it and wondered how it is done. Nice use of a bit of threshold trim!

[@artfuldodger3968]

Great to see this done as I never did this as an apprentice in London. I served my time a year behind you 82-85 Left the trowel in 1988. Too boring for me. Only ever rarely pick up a trowel if working on my own property now. Was googling something else and happened to see this. Great great craftsmanship if you have the patience. The tedium would do my head in now.

[@bertiewooster3326]

I have been looking for Sunday lunches in this brickwork!

[@thelooch7002]

This may be the only video on KZbin that actually shows tuckpointing

[@anoshya]

Tremendous skill and you can see that this guy is a professional as he takes time to explain his trade ..nice finish

[@MrFlynnytwo]

Great to see a true tradesman at work! Love that!

[@KurtisHord]

Finally. Proper demonstration

[@B17NNS]

Beautiful. Always a pleasure to watch a craftsman.

[@dudejames5681]

Excellent craftsmanship..

[@antonyetheridge1050]

spot on ,did it for my advanced craft brickwork in 1976,sadly only did a couple of small jobs after

[@davidbates6864]

Unbelievable skill what a job brilliantly done and unbelivable finish well done

[@paulpurves484]

True craftsman at work, it’s a joy to watch.

[@blueplague5911]

I had to look through so many videos of people globing on mortar indiscriminately before finally finding this one lol

[@bernddeve1459]

Impressive work! That's the meaning of craftsmanship!

[@Cumbriahandyman]

Nice to see a pro at work. Great job.

[@stanmanjam]

I entirely agree. Thanks for your kind words.

[@DazDaz105]

Excellent craftsmanship 👌 Always wondered how it was done.

[@scarfacelu1]

i live on the south coast when we price up pointing jobs its £25m2 for round joint around £50 m2 for weather struck. i have never done this but think it would be £100+ m2 amazing job well done

[@anoncomposmentis]

Mate, I loved watching this video, I've attempted tuck pointing a few times but was unaware (more likely never noticed) the tuck iron. I wish I'd seen this years ago....Brilliant.

[@Brickie2011]

Really good short tutorial on tuck pointing. Thumbs up !!

[@bigears4014]

My dads friend did every wall on his house a different bond and then pointed every wall in a different colour and style, his wife said it took forever, and as a brickie he needed 2 labourers to keep up with him

[@ronanobrien1011]

Looks quality. 10 Downing Street is tuck pointed, but if you want a closer look (because you are not allowed near No. 10), then head to Langams Brasserie in W1. You can see it close up.

[@super66craig]

An excellent example of real tuckpopinting, some of us Italian yanks actually know how to that and ruled raised ribbons too. Bravo!

[@BradEnquist]

Beautiful work Tim. You are a master.

[@cuttski]

Fantastic skill bud. This needs to be passed on to the next generation of tuck pointers. I'd love to learn how to do this skill or at least master it.

[@ciad73]

Great job mate, Theres always a bit of tuck pointing work in the older suburbs of Perth WA. thanks for showing me how to do it. as there's not many tradies who can do it here.

[@nmilward]

@benny5825 Stopping is 3 parts brick sand to 1 lime. @1964tonyp Mortar recipe above. Colouring can be done with pigments or brick dust. The tuck is slaked lime putty + silica or marble dust.

[@hbpw857]

Can you use a fine sand instead for the tuck added to the putty

[@SteveStoke]

Absolutely lovely job well done mate.

[@stanmanjam]

Thanks all for your comments. It is very good work. Please direct any questions to David (link in the description). I know nothing - I just edited the film!

[@josephjamesconstruction6796]

Outstanding work mate!

[@stanmanjam]

They're not really damaged bricks, just not quuite as "sqare" and tightly packed as the finished job gives the impresion they are. You are correct - the grove is cut simply to take the lime putty = otherwise it would stand proud (and be easily knocked off). Thanks for watching.

[@lduggan90]

Hello Tim, im a fellow tradesman. Id love to give this a attempt, my auntie has the perfect wall to try on. My biggest struggle is to find out at what stage the putty is to be applied. Is the fresh mortar/lime green or set? I cant find this info anywhere

[@stanmanjam]

@@lduggan90 please see the comments. I am NOT the very skilled tuckpointer seen here. I didn't even film the video. I simply edited it. You'll need to contact David.

[@LR52VUU]

Lovely jubbly. Been hunting for this VDO.😁😀😜🥰

[@welshbrickie]

never done it before, well done awesome job

[@southwestlandscapes6910]

No words other than the best your see well done 👏 👌👍

[@ahorton6786]

That’s incredible, a proper job!

[@jumbo8996]

All the brickwork in St Pancras station is tuck pointed, absolutely stunning achievement.

[@0044512]

Great video on tuck pointing

[@jeromeduffy9270]

Looks spectacular. Extra work. But very clean job

[@Peter4253]

Fabulous work😍

[@rebekka8920]

Beautiful job.

[@nomadliam]

Wouldn't say it's the finest tuck pointing example out there, but nice job, slightly ragged down the edges and the perps cross over the beds slightly too much, check out Gerard Lynch (Red Mason. Co. Uk) for some great courses and books etc, he's a world renowned Brick Mason and an excellent tutor/craftsmen. Well done on the tuck point.

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

Good heavens, it’s excellent but labour must have been cheap back in those times.

[@pootube50]

Good to see quality tradesmen still exist! Tuck pointing is a dying art

[@toonybrain]

Wow! That's work intensive! (But it looks lovely.)

[@Split10uk]

Wow that looks so nice.

[@CJs.]

Thats a great piece of work there mate.

[@willbee6785]

Now technically, that is nice workmanship.

[@krom1415]

Awesome job, I'd love to try that at home. Whats the lime putty mix?

[@jCrItCh5]

Looks Mint...

[@samsung7888]

That's a lovley job lad.

[@aaron1278]

Can’t beat it needs to come back into modern architecture!!

[@BillPearnMasonry]

Very nice work!

[@empathyrevolution]

This is great. Whats the first mortar mix? How do you get the red colour?

[@jCrItCh5]

Lovely Job...

[@16stonefatboy1]

Top job, lovely bit of pointing there are still some of us left lol

[@jeromeduffy9270]

I tried to explain to daughter. Sometimes the owner is the only one willing to go this far. Prices are high. Unless you do it youself

[@hbpw857]

@@jeromeduffy9270 how high ?

[@jeromeduffy9270]

@@hbpw857 Labor is extremely expensive. Labor intensive job. Do the math

[@hbpw857]

@@jeromeduffy9270 i would love to see someone try and attempt this this ain’t no diy

[@jeromeduffy9270]

@@hbpw857 maybe not. But the value of seeing it done properly. Then apply those techniques to your job. Nit fast . But good enough

[@anonmonk]

Bloody awesome job. Thanks AM

[@davidandrews9902]

A great vid, short, informative. There is a lot more to it though and it is even harder than it looks. Love the traditional methods, although I see you are using a blade rather than a frenchman which doesn't matter. Still nice results

[@MrBricklayer65]

Brilliant craftsmanship

[@eastbostonbrickie]

Excellant work from one mason to another

[@rcourt19]

Are you using lime with red dye or sand and cement?

[@MrTomomahony]

wow Tim you should be very proud

[@jameshorgan5905]

Good old school. British Trades man . God bless. Jim the brick

[@London1064]

Nice one mate. Top Job 👍👍👍

[@thomasyo75]

Proper job, lots of other rubbish vids on YT titled "tuckpointing" by people who clearly haven't a clue what it means, very nice work.

[@jakeschmell]

And the crowd goes wild!! 👏👏👏

[@leonarddavies288]

Tim can you please please help me mate? I've watched this video dozens of times and really really want to know where do I get a tuck iron from? Can't find them absolutely anywhere

[@stanmanjam]

Sorry I can't help. I only put the video together - I'm not a bricklayer/pointer.

[@adventurerdays7888]

Speedex Australia £30 tuck iron

[@willjohnston4320]

Any videos of colour washing before the ribbon goes on?

[@jimmymorgan3324]

HELLO THERE IS THAT A. CARPET STOP EDGE YOU USE FOR. CUTTING THE PERPS. WAY TO. WILL BE LOOKING OUT FOR OFF CUT,S NOW !! All the Best jim

[@hbpw857]

Can you help pal can I add kiln sand to the putty I’m confused what ratio to use

[@stanmanjam]

Thanks Mr Boeing. Unfortunately this was an opportunistic shot - David just happened to be working when we were around with the camera, so no related videos are likely.

[@hilaryh1073]

Excellent video.Superb craftsmanship. Do you travel to Ireland to carry out restorations?

[@stanmanjam]

Hilary H Sorry, I only made the film.

[@davidhunter9367]

Excellent stuff. Very neat and unfussy - both the work and the film. Unfortunate that tuck pointing has almost disappeared, it is the most satisfying of all brickwork finishes. Takes too long and is therefore too expensive, I suppose. Would never do with the old sub-contractors who used to hound us into eight hours of 'arse up head down'.

[@kevinlaney2773]

True, and to think that tuck pointing came about to be a cheaper quicker alternative to gauged brickwork, where every single bricked was rubbed until it was square and had extremely thin joints.

[@ajpatterson57]

How do you get the stopping mortar the same colour as the brick?

[@mavs89]

Great job. I love it.

[@peterthomas120]

Great job watched it on Andy Pali video

[@glovefet]

very interesting. I've never done any brick laying or such.

[@reza-sattari9061]

Hi , Great video , very educational . What is the mortar mix.

[@s.s.lcivilengineering6364]

What's the mix for the white putty. Beautiful work

[@jevs87]

wow, thats looks really good. Is the red mortar just to blend in with the brick and fill in all the damaged edges, then the cut in that is just used to hold the putty in place?

[@si2517]

What’s the mix ratio for red mortar? Is it lime or cement?

[@livingdadream4616]

If you can make a tastie job of it like this man you then have a licence to print money

[@chrisbow1776]

I have being a bricklayer since 1992, now own my own business and never yet come across tuck pointing and never done. great skills you got there. i was only saying today to a customer how i hate doing traditional stone pointing because it is a slow tedious job especially for one man. love the effect of tuck pointing, but i will gladly leave it to you lol. curious how much per m2 you charge on average for tuck pointing ?. also one of the things that keeps me away from quoting large pointing jobs is the worry of rain, worse nightmare to put on x amount of pointing only to have it rain and ruin it. with tuck pointing does the base red mortar you first put on need to be damp when you put on the lime putty mortar ?, or can it be done when gone off so long as it has the key cut into it. never used lime putty mortar and am now curious to try.

[@stanmanjam]

Hi Chris, I just edited the film! If you're really interested, I suggest you direct your questions to Dave, via his website as quoted in the description. Wishing you every success in your business.

[@ChEm1cAlKeEn]

Did you ever find out if the red mortar has to be wet or ledt to set a day before you add the lime?

[@stanmanjam]

Please refer question about the work direct to David via his website (link in description) I'm just the video edtor and the cameraman and I just happend to catch David doing this work and thought it would make an interesting little film.

[@Quebicrecords]

A fellow tuckpointion. Love it

[@bennevis6843]

What’s the lime putty mix please

[@Quebicrecords]

@@bennevis6843 it’s putty with lime in it

[@bennevis6843]

@@Quebicrecords everyone’s acting like tuck pointing is the holy grail no ones talking man lol

[@Quebicrecords]

@@bennevis6843 it depends what you’re dressing up Ben, I’m a fan of all types but if you consider this vid for an instance, they’re making large joints a;pear smaller by blending in a red mortar with a bang brush finish to replicate the brickwork they’re restoring, then slicing a key into the center of the joint for the lime putty mix to sit into. Looks good

[@bennevis6843]

@@Quebicrecords it’s the stopping mortar no ones telling the trade secrets been looking for weeks. Bought the tools from Australia as well

[@TheDjtreak]

@stanmanjam it was purely an opinion due to the fact that the jobs very slow, time consuming & basically, you're pointing it twice (double the materials, double the time). what is the average rate per square metre for pointing in england? i was of the idea it cost around £20 - £25 ..did'nt mean for that £70 to come across as a matter of fact. i was asking & left out the question mark bla bla bla