Edmar Corporation in Glenview and Northshore Area - Tuckpointing Glenview, Building Restoration in Northwest Suburbs, Indiana, Wisconsin

Our Services :

Tuckpointing| Brickwork |Lintel Replacement | Pressure Cleaning|

Chimney Repair|Glass block windows | Cement Walks & Steps|

Masonry Repair | Sand Blasting

Tuckpointing :

Point - to place plastic mortar into joints to correct defects or

to completely fill joints in newly laid masonry.

Repoint - to place plastic mortar into cut or raked joints to

correct defective mortar joints in masonry.

Tuckpoint - (1) to point masonry with a flush mortar joint that approximates the color of the masonry units and a mortar of contrasting color that is shaped into a thin strip. (2) see repoint.

What is the Tuckpointing?

It is the process of repairing a mortar joint in a brick wall is called "tuckpointing." The term comes from the process of tucking mortar into the damaged mortar joint with the point of a trowel called a "pointing trowel." Tuckpointing is a critical maintenance task and keeps water from entering the brick wall cavity. If water is allowed to get past the mortar and into the wall, brick failure may occur such as cracking or spalling (popping off of the brick face)