Repointing part 1of 4

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With over 25 years experience in preservation, restoration, repair and new construction projects, Andrew is committed to preserving New England's stone heritage and to working closely with New England property owners. Each project, whether big or small, is customized to your request.

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[shes182]

Need to speed up - people get borrrrrrrred

[ewing71]

s-l-o-w m-o-t-i-on Kind of reminds me of Eeyore.

[MushFarmer]

Pass that joint man!

[DallasBrickRepair]

I really enjoyed these videos, they gave me a look at an area of the masonry repair business that I do not see here in the Dallas Texas area.

[jerryboy386]

He may have good info but he talks so slow I can’t stand to watch anymore. If he gets paid by the hour I would terminate his employment.

[StevenEElkins]

The late 18th century pre-dates the invention of portland cement. Type N mortar is not considered a lime based mortar as you have more portland cement in the mortar than you do hydrated lime. Quite possibly what you are seeing with all of the soil and silty fines are the use of soil from the excavation of that cellar that he's working in. It was sometimes common to lay stone and brick with clay or a clay/soil mix and point the exposed joints with a lime mortar so the clay wouldn't wash out.

[Fuzzyglasses]

was that a coin he found?

[BillionDollarZombie]

You...talk...too...slow. 

[ReichConsulting]

Fantastic set of videos. I bought a house back in October which was parged and whitewashed at some point. I decided to remove it and point around the stone since I've got root issues to deal with and the parging has been flaking off for decades anyway. I used to labor for masons during my summers and picked up a thing or two, but this series really filled in the gaps. Thank you!

[greenferry]

I watched all 4 parts. This really is very helpful! I like Andrew's style of explaining things. He takes time to allow the viewer to take in the various steps.