Basics in Building Construction

Building Components And Types

Lesson 26 : Plastering And Pointing

Method Of Pointing

Pointing is carried out in the following steps :

1. The mortar of the masonry joints to be covered by pointing is raked out at least to a depth of 20 mm.
2. The dust from the masonry joints is removed by brushes.
3. The surface is then washed with clean water and it is kept wet for a few hours.
4. The mortar is then carefully placed in desired shape in these prepared joints. The mortar is placed by a small trowel and it is slightly pressed to bring it into close contact with the old interior mortar of the joints.
5. The finished surface is well – watered for a period of at least 3 days, if lime mortar is used and 10 days, if cement mortar is used.