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)
The filling in with fresh mortar of cut-out or defective mortar joints in masonry.
(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.
The final tooling or pointing of a raked out mortar joint.
The process of removing deteriorated mortar from the surface of an existing brick wall, and inserting fresh mortar.