Brick and Mortar Repair Tuck Pointing demonstration

Eddie Greer of Better Home Inspection and Improvements, LLC. demonstrates how to do some brick and mortar repairs aka "Tuck Pointing" on your home.

[mygoogleemail]

I had a pro tell me one time it's important to make sure your new mortar isn't to hard, otherwise you could actually crack older brickwork. He said he's seen houses ruined because of it.

[jrelated]

I came here to see how to do this myself because someone else did a job like him!

[benmax]

I am a bricklayer, and that was the roughest work i have ever seen!

[peter-wzct]

its good to point out you are never to old to retrain, he needs to .

[geofftaylor]

Add this to the comments below.

This is called "Repointing"
"Tuck Pointing" is a specific decorative type of pointing.

You should match the strength of the mortar to be less than strength of the bricks - never "High Strength" which does not allow bricks to expand or expel water.

[machiox]

thanks for this video. i have bricks around my house that looks similar to this demo. now I know what mortar to use and how to repair my walls. you make it look easy. thanks again.

[mayobabble]

I came here to find out how to repair mortar joints, but the comments got me thinking about how many experts their are in this field. OK next videos

[whitesox]

Wait for the mortar to dry, between 30 and 45 min before cleaning the joints. It will leave the brick cleaner and without any cement residue on it. Working as clean as possible is key.

[jamesp]

Never trust a man who confuses horizontal and vertical. Lol

[mnnmqwv]

this thing works like a champ, i was able to do my repair in no time.

[bilbono]

Could one of you brick mason types direct me to a proper training vid

[borntobe]

I no longer know what horizontal means... Brush works pretty good

[JackJack-ldeo]

When the bricks have lost their bond like the top course there, you have to reset the brick because it will fail. Using fast set mortar is a poor choice for repointing. Its a hydraulic cement that hardens like a rock. You never want the mortar to be harder than the brick. When the bricks try to expand, they will crack. When repointing you want to fill the joints completely, compress the joints, then strike. You skipped compressing the joints and left voids in the joints.

[murdah]

Im a chimney mason and that right there looked like me doing it on the 1st day lol

[IndependenceCityMotoring]

You need to wet the existing mortar first, key step.

[RD-dnyv]

That was just basic rubbed in pointing, tuck pointing gives the impression of a fine mortar joint and is achieved by pointing with lime mortar the same colour as the brick and then adding the second lime joint in a contrasting colour.

[mayflower]

Thank you! Great video! That's exactly what i will do to fix cracks in block wall.

[phayzyre]

Unless you're a pro at laying bricks (or you're Speedy Gonzales!) the only thing I probably would not use is that rapid set mortar mix. It has only about a 10 minute or less working time and and you have to go like hell to get it where you want it before it starts to set up. I'd use regular mortar mix instead.

[jcoors]

Doesn't the dry bricks cause the moisture in the mortar to be pulled out???? I thought you were suppose to brush your joints afterwards.

[alegator]

During the day he decorates cakes at Kroger's