I have been asked to point a gable end which is accrington brick and some off the joints are really small 2mm in some areas not many more than 6mm is there anyone who can give me a guide here thanks.
pointing accrington brick
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hotrod
Accy brick 2-6mm beds in Lancs - sounds like my house 
. It's not a Victorian terrace is it
I find a tuck pointer (as per Stu) easier than a standard jointer with tight beds:-
http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/section//sn/RST104A
. It's not a Victorian terrace is it I find a tuck pointer (as per Stu) easier than a standard jointer with tight beds:-
http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/section//sn/RST104A
I am not sure what you mean. I have watched clips on u tube but only thought it was personal preference for asthetical reasons
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its a detached property with front and side in accy and common brick a rear which I have already done.
well I thought I would use ordinary building and cement but I looked how small the joints are and they look impossible to point! to me as they are now
Never mind the pointing, how are you going to grind 2mm joints out?
You need to make sure your price is right for this, as you are going to struggle time wise, and you are going to have to be very, very careful not to end up with a smudged mess.
It's probably a case of slicing the mortar in off a trowel
You need to make sure your price is right for this, as you are going to struggle time wise, and you are going to have to be very, very careful not to end up with a smudged mess.
It's probably a case of slicing the mortar in off a trowel
I could only think of going in with a thin 3mm diamond disc and then a 6mm disc but that sounds like a nightmare
Not an easy job with tight joints. I did re-point a gauged arch once with lime putty. I raked out the joints with a hacksaw blade.
You have to remember that if you have got a building sand that's been through a 5mm sieve, it's going to be hard to squeeze that mortar into a tight joint.
You have to remember that if you have got a building sand that's been through a 5mm sieve, it's going to be hard to squeeze that mortar into a tight joint.
H
hotrod
I wouldn't use a disc it'll end up a dogs dinner with joints that tight. If the mortar is soft / loose you can use a piece of timber with a nail whacked through (I use slate batten with a 3" oval). If the joints are really tight you'll have to use an old pointing/gauging trowel or a hacksaw blade as suggested by Stu. I know the joints you're talking about - alot of the houses round here have less than 4mm joints. Pain in the backside.
you would struggle to get a panel pin in some of the joints I am going to leave it till I am feeling braver. why did they make them so tight in the first place? is it a weathering thing. thanks for the reply,s anyway cheers
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