Tuckpointing

Tuckpointing is a method of pointing brickwork designed to make the bricks look squarer and the mortar layers look narrower. In other words to make the bricks and brickwork look superior. It is purely cosmetic.

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[TheDjtreak]

what u charging for tht? £70 a square metre...nice job but seems tooo costly

[stanmanjam]

@TheDjtreak

I've no idea how much David charges for thsi. the video certainly doesn't say anything about cosr - where did you get that from?

[benny5825]

Whats the stopping mortar made of?

[stanmanjam]

@benny5825 Can't help, I'm afraid. i'm just the editor. Your best bet is to contact David Fovargue at Historic Brick pointing

[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.

[andrewloyd67]

@1964tonyp Ideally Tony the two are done together so as to form a mechanical bond..

[andrewloyd67]

@nmilward In microns if I remember correctly

[andrewloyd67]

Nice work David. Sacre blur I see you did away with the Frenchman. Wish I had your skills. Lot a blokes do it with masking tape these days. Not the traditional way you have done it.

Nice; thanks

[1954771]

I've been pointing over 30yrs and from a family of pointers going back to the 50s having worked all over Essex and London- rarely do you get tuckpoining nowdays.

[glovefet]

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

[chapmanikov4]

beautiful job

[chainedtoaradiator]

Thats a great piece of work there mate.

[pootube50]

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