Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

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

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.


blimey im surprised you could find a builder still able to do*Tuck and Pat*or
even have the necessary*tools to do it*properly.
but yes with uneven faced bricks on early Vic property's
done well it looks superb.*
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