Heritage Notes - Repointing Historic Masonry

Repointing Historic Masonry

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Larry Pearson

The purpose of this Heritage Note is to provide owners of heritage buildings and their contractors with a general understanding of the functions of mortar within a historic wall structure, as well as information on treating its deterioration through proper repointing. This Heritage Note will outline the basic steps involved in carrying out a successful repointing project, including detailed information on the development of an appropriate repointing mortar.

Contained in this Heritage Note is:

Preliminary Analysis
Where and When to Repoint
Selecting an Appropriate Repointing Mortar
Carrying Out the Work
Test Panels
Preparing the Joints
Filling the Joints
Final Tooling
Aging Mortar Joints
Curing
Clean-up