The other day, I had a guy ask me, “How do I repair the missing mortar from the steps of my house?” Over the course of time, especially in the absence of gutters, the rain falling directly off the ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Do you know what “repointing” bricks means? By definition, it consists of “removing a portion of the deteriorated mortar and redoing the joints with new mortar.” Doing that basically ...
The English word "joint" has many different meanings, not only in the medical, political and social realms, but also in the world of architecture. A joint, and specifically the masonry mortar joint, ...