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The finishing of joints along the center lines with a narrow ridge of putty or fine lime mortar.
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The re-grouting of defective mortar joints in a masonry or brick wall.
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The repair of a mortar joint. First the joint is cleaned of loose debris, then new mortar of the same composition of the original is added back into the joint.
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Mason term used for describing the act of placing mortar into a joint with the use of a pointed trowel. Usually done during a repair of an item like a chimney. French (Insertion de jointoiement)
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The filling in with fresh mortar of cut-out or defective mortar joints in masonry.
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(1) troweling mortar into a joint after masonry units are laid; (2) final treatment of joints in cut stonework. Mortar or a putty-like filler is forced into the joint after the stone is set.
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The final tooling or pointing of a raked out mortar joint.
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The process of removing deteriorated mortar from the surface of an existing brick wall, and inserting fresh mortar.
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