The Difference Between Tuckpointing and Repointing
Although they refer to 2 different processes the terms tuckpointing and repointing are often used interchangeably. This perhaps because they both involve replacing mortar in brickwork. However the 2 processes use different approaches; one largely utilitarian the other utilitarian but with an aim that is more overtly cosmetic. Below we’ll take a closer look at […]
Hiring Professionals for Tuckpointing vs. Doing It Yourself
Chimney bricks themselves can easily last over a hundred years, but the mortar that holds the bricks together, a porous concrete mixture, is likely to begin deteriorating every 25 years or so. If this is allowed to happen, the chimney will eventually collapse, causing damage to the home it was attached to and necessitating a […]
How Will Tuckpointing Benefit Your Property?
This is something that we’ve heard quite frequently over the past 22 years. Home and business owners alike want to know what’s in it for them when they spend their hard earned cash. They want to work out whether their home improvement budget is better spent on tuckpointing or if they would be wiser to […]
What Do You Need to Know About Tuckpointing?
You probably don’t pay much attention to the condition of the material that your home is made from, whether that be brick or stone. After all, it lasts forever, right? While the actual material is able to last for a long, long time (a century is not uncommon), the material that is used to join […]