Tips for Mixing Mortar for Tuckpointing the Right Way
If you've spent any time looking at your home's exterior lately and noticed those crumbling gaps between the bricks, you probably realized that mixing mortar for tuckpointing is going to be your next weekend project. It's one of those jobs that looks easy from a distance, but the second you get a trowel in your hand, you realize there's a bit of an art to it. Getting the mix right is the difference between a repair that lasts thirty years and one that falls out of the wall before the first frost hits. ...