Articles about Mortar

Pointing – Shapes, Styles and Building Appearance

When using cement mortar on a waterproof brick cladding, the main types of pointing used are…

Concave (also known as ‘bucket handle’
V-shaped – a more sophisticated method which is not commonly used due to a higher degree of difficultly and increased time needed.
Neat Struck Weathered joint – used to prevent water penetration as water gets to [...]

Brickwork Types and Styles

Brick walls, bonded together using mortar, come in a wide range of different styles and formats.
An all stretcher wall is very common and is made up of entirely stretcher face bricks facing outwards. Occasionally headers may be seen where adjoining walls enter at right angles and the headers bond the walls together.
Usually stretcher walls are [...]