Local chimney tuckpointing specialists in Kingswood Manor
Every repointing job in Kingswood Manor starts with covering your roof and yard and ends with brushed, clean brick.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Before the first joint is raked in Kingswood Manor
The details that decide whether joint work in Kingswood Manor holds or has to be redone.
- Raking depth down to sound mortar
- Hand tools for head joints and soft brick
- Plant growth cut back from the joints
- Workmanship warranty on the joints we finish
Inside a chimney repointing job in Kingswood Manor
Practical points from our tuckpointing crew serving Kingswood Manor.
Tooling at thumbprint hardness
Technical Note 46 says the new mortar should be tooled when it is thumbprint hard, meaning it takes a thumbprint without smearing. Tooling compacts the surface and presses the mortar against the brick edges.
Our crew watches the joints on your Kingswood Manor chimney closely as they stiffen. Tooling at the right moment gives the joint a dense, even face that sheds water, and it keeps the color consistent from one stretch of wall to the next. The same test, a light press of the thumb, is used on every stretch of wall.
Shading fresh joints from harsh sun
Direct sun on fresh joints can dry them too fast. Preservation Brief 2 describes covering repointed walls with burlap for the first days, or plastic tented away from the wall, to keep them damp and out of direct sunlight.
On sunny faces of chimneys in Kingswood Manor, our masons plan the order of work and any covering so the newest joints are not baked before they cure. The steps depend on the mortar used, and we tell you what to expect. Covering is set so it does not touch or mark the fresh joints.
What the free tuckpointing inspection covers
The inspection looks at more than the joints you can see from the driveway. Our pros check every face, test the mortar at different heights, look at the crown, cap and flashing and look for loose or spalled bricks.
There is no charge and no obligation. At the end of the visit to your Kingswood Manor home, you know which joints need repointing, whether anything else needs attention and what the written estimate will contain. The visit is also the time to ask any questions you have about the joints or the mortar.
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Tuckpointing questions from Kingswood Manor
Quick answers from our pointing crew in Kingswood Manor. Ask us anything that is missing.
Is tuckpointing the same job as repointing?
In everyday use, yes. Both describe removing failed mortar and filling the joints with new mortar. Strictly, tuckpointing is a decorative raised joint, but the work we quote is proper repointing either way.
What if my chimney is stucco or stone?
Stucco has no exposed joints to repoint, and stone joints need a different approach. We tell you at the inspection and point you to the service that suits your chimney.
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- Free inspection
- No hidden fees
- Family owned and operated
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