Careful chimney repointing for Lake Nona homes
Before any joint is raked out in Lake Nona, we find the water that wore it down and include the fix in the plan.
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Tuckpointing details settled in writing in Lake Nona
Good repointing is decided before the chisel comes out. Here is how we record four of those decisions in Lake Nona.
- Joint profile matched to the existing work
- Hand tools for head joints and soft brick
- Loose or spalled units priced separately
- Water sources found and noted
Planning the joint work on your Lake Nona chimney
Plain talk about mortar from the crew that does the pointing in Lake Nona.
Voids and holes in the joints
Small holes, gaps and hollows in mortar joints are easy to overlook from the ground, yet each one is a doorway for water. Voids can come from the original work, from mortar that has washed out or from insects and plants working into soft spots.
Mortar with voids is one of the conditions industry guidance names for repointing. On your Lake Nona chimney, our pros note where the voids cluster and whether they sit in otherwise sound joints or in mortar that is failing all around them, since that decides how deep the repair has to go.
Reading the old mortar up close
A close look at existing mortar reveals a lot. Preservation Brief 2 describes examining the sand, the binder and any other components so the new mix can be matched in color and texture, and notes that sand is usually what gives mortar its character.
Our crew breaks off a small piece of sound mortar from your Lake Nona chimney and looks at the sand grain, the color and how hard the binder is. That sample becomes the reference for the new mortar and for the sample area you approve.
Clearing thin slivers off the brick
After raking, thin slivers of old mortar often cling to the top and bottom edges of the bricks. Technical Note 46 says they must be removed to get a good bond between the new mortar and the brick.
It is fiddly work, and it is easy to skip. Our crew in Lake Nona checks the edges of each raked joint and scrapes off any remaining skin of old mortar, so the new mortar grips the brick itself instead of a layer that is already failing. It is the kind of step that never shows once the job is done.
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Before your chimney repointing in Lake Nona
If your question is not here, call our Lake Nona crew and ask.
What if some bricks are loose or damaged?
Loose units are reset and cracked or spalled ones are replaced as separate items, before the joints around them are repointed. Repointing alone cannot hold a loose brick in place.
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.
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