what is keyed pointing
What Is Pointing? Pointing is the term given to the “ finish” that sits between the bricks or gravestone used to make your home. Depending on the age of the structure, the mortar used to deposit the gravestone or slipup will be made of lime or, more lately, cement. Pointing inaptly causes irrecoverable damage to aged structures. It's essential to understand what mortar joints really do for the fabric of the home. The function of mortar on the wall is to act as a foundation between monuments and varies from fine joints in the stonework to larger joints in debris masonry walls. The joints are effectively reduced in size by fitting small monuments and‘ abbreviated’ pieces of gravestone. While acting as a bed, the mortar must also perform other functions It must be flexible to allow movement/settlement of the structure due to thermal responses and settlement within the structure. Many former large buildings are not designed with toda...