Repair Damaged Brick With a Chisel and Mortar Mix

Brick and mortar is a solid building material, but it won’t last forever.

Here are the basics for “tuckpointing”, the process of repairing and rebuilding a brick wall.

First, remove the compromised mortar using a chipping hammer, or a hammer and flat chisel.

This will make it easier to chip out the remaining mortar.

Next, apply mortar mix between the bricks using a brick trowel and pointing trowel.

Start with the horizontal joints first and see to it the mix is packed tightly.

Finally, match the look of your new joints to your old joints.

In a flush joint, the mortar lines up flush to the edge of the brick.

In a raked joint there is a quarter inch relief in the mortar below the edge of the brick.

There are otherjoint profilesbut these are the most common.

Before starting any brick repair, check to double-check your wall is not of historical significance.

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