In article ,
Mark wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Steve Firth wrote:
Mine seems to have survived rather well in over 100 years. Seen plenty
of newer houses with spalling bricks. But a different type of brick,
usually.

It holds water agains the brick/stone and encourages both penetrating
damp and spalling.

Badly done, then. The top edge should slope down to avoid holding
water.


He (for whatever reason) is referring to strap pointing,communally used
indoors on fake sandstone fireplaces.

Right. Dunno that one. My architect specified 'tuck' pointing and the
builders seemed to know what he meant, and had a guy who could do it
quickly making a beautiful job. It was for the walls round a previously
sloping roof converted to a roof terrace where some of them were
previously partially internal. So the entire area, which included some new
brickwork, was re-pointed to give a uniform appearance. It has the benefit
of appearing to make the poorer quality bricks originally used where they
didn't show etc look pretty good. Only other place where this type of
pointing is used is to the front of the house - the side and end walls are
done in a more simple style.

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