Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:45 pm
Whats the best method of snake pointing? ie mix and method of shaping?
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:49 pm
with a big f#ck off stick.
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:53 pm
Snake pointing? Would that be the same as ribbon pointing, where the pointing stands proud of the masonry and is trimmed to a flat, ribbon-like profile?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:59 pm
like this bodge?
weatherstruck?
LLL
weatherstruck?
LLL
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:30 pm
tidy tidy lll 
your wasted on paving top work
your wasted on paving top workPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:29 pm
its raised pointing, very nice work lll
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:39 am
if I was doing that pointing bodge ,i would make the joint a lot wider than they have shown there say 25-35 mm leave it for 2-3 hours then cut it off with a frenchman and a pointing tool,
i cant say if it would last as water would tend to lay on the joint
birds beak is much more common on stonework as the water gets discharged
yours is like this --TT-- where as birdsbeak is --/\--
cheers LLL
i cant say if it would last as water would tend to lay on the joint
birds beak is much more common on stonework as the water gets discharged
yours is like this --TT-- where as birdsbeak is --/\--
cheers LLL
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:58 pm
That's what we call ribbon pointing.
You need a stiff but sticky mix and a small hawk, say only 100-150mm is a boon. Build up the mortar wider than required, smooth to a flat profile and then trim the top and bottom edges.
It's a l--o--n--g and s--l--o--w process, and I've never been convinced that it's worth the effort.
From a Nistoric point of view, I'm not sure how this form of pointing originated. For it to work well, you need a hard cement mortar, but traditionally, stone jointing mortar was always soft-ish and usually lime-based.
Structurally, it's of no real benefit. It provides niches for water to lodge against the masonry, which is a bit naughty!
You need a stiff but sticky mix and a small hawk, say only 100-150mm is a boon. Build up the mortar wider than required, smooth to a flat profile and then trim the top and bottom edges.
It's a l--o--n--g and s--l--o--w process, and I've never been convinced that it's worth the effort.
From a Nistoric point of view, I'm not sure how this form of pointing originated. For it to work well, you need a hard cement mortar, but traditionally, stone jointing mortar was always soft-ish and usually lime-based.
Structurally, it's of no real benefit. It provides niches for water to lodge against the masonry, which is a bit naughty!