Externall Wall Pointing..... What is it?

[ben85]

Hello.

I am a leaseholder of a two bedroom flat and have just received a standard template letter detailing work that could be carried out at the building my flat is contained in. One of the points is:

External Wall Pointing

What is this, does it relate to wall cleaning or something more structural?

Regards

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[Richard C]

It’s a process of raking out the old mortar (usually around 12mm) between the external bricks, filling with new mortar & re-pointing with a trowel or pointing tool. It’s usually associated with old buildings where the original mortar is badly weathered & is crumbling away between the bricks. If pointing corrosion is bad left unchecked it can eventually cause structural problems but visible indications will usually mean it’s rectified long before it becomes a problem; if done correctly, the brick structure will be as good as new for many more years.

More info here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repointing

 

[bestgeorge]

http://www.gunpointoxford.com/


These have a video !

 

[ben85]

Cheers, thanks people

Loving the 80's Gunpoint video

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[bestgeorge]

Yeah I know that was the bit I liked but it does show pointing.