Repointing

Repointing brickwork is a skilled craft. It is also known as "pointing" or "tuck pointing", it is the process of removing deteriorated mortar from the joints of a brick wall and replacing it with new mortar. How can you tell if you require repointing?

The decision to do this is most often related to some obvious sign of deterioration, such as disintegrating mortar, cracks in mortar joints, loose bricks or stones, damp walls, or damaged plaster work. If the hard surface layer can be picked out from the joint, or if the mortar can easily be scraped out with, say, a door key, then this is likely that the wall may need repointing.

Progrout Limited are developers of the grouting injection machine known as the Power Grouter. The machine is designed and manufactured to high standards. This pointing device uses standard mixes, increases your repointing capacity, attaches to any drill in seconds and reduces the incidence of repetitive strain experienced with hand pumped mastic guns. Purchase Progrouts Power Grouter for the best in Concrete grouting repair. Hosing the brick/ stone work with water before and after raking can substantially reduce dust and removes debris to provide a good key for the new mix. Progrout offers you the capability to repoint large areas in less time.

Pointing with Progrout

To assemble your machine; attach the bottom bracket, the bar being cut to length to suit the drill of your choice, slot the Auger into position in the hopper and attach your drill. Select the nozzle size required and screw onto the end of the hopper ensuring the rubber O ring is in place - tighten to prevent leakage and you can begin
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Here are key points to remember: All mortars should be free of stones and lumps. Use only 'fresh' cement and lime. Do not use Play Pit sand or Kiln Dried - a good Builders Sand is perfect.

The mortar in any work should be sacrificial to the bricks or stone- the latter being more costly to replace. On older properties where soft bricks have been used a lime mortar is preferable since it will be forgiving where movement is occurring and will allow the bricks to breath and so save the face from being destroyed by frost.

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