How To - Wigging Pointing

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  • @thomasyo75
    @thomasyo75 Před rokem +13

    Not sure I understand why in this case the stopping mortar hasn't been colored to match the brick, surely that would avoid having to apply the wigging mortar (quicker, tidier finish & less risk of damaging the ribbons).

    • @chrismajor69
      @chrismajor69 Před 2 měsíci

      From what I can tell the wigging also supports the ribbon on both sides I guess? Otherwise it looks very delicate

  • @grrinc
    @grrinc Před 2 lety +17

    This is a superbly presented video and very educational. Hats off to the craftsmanship on display.

  • @videogalore
    @videogalore Před 10 měsíci +4

    It looks like a fantastic end result, after a lot of labour needing to be put in. As a Surveyor though, I can't say that it feels a sensible finish to have the protruding shelves collecting rainwater, especially in Ireland.

  • @handycrowd
    @handycrowd Před 2 lety +40

    Interesting, I think it's fair to say that most of the buildings done like this, were built when bricklayers earned about 75 cents a day lol! I don't know who could afford it today...

    • @johntaylor5968
      @johntaylor5968 Před 2 lety +3

      Very nice but costs around £ 230 per square metre

    • @iandamianluciferwilson7385
      @iandamianluciferwilson7385 Před 2 lety +7

      Only government buildings will have it done. Money no object when it’s not your money.

    • @chriscollins1704
      @chriscollins1704 Před 2 lety +1

      I've seen it done when the stopping mortar is tinted. Why do it this way?

  • @topcatcoolio8807
    @topcatcoolio8807 Před 2 lety +6

    Great work! From a Bricklayer, Lecturer and Clerk of works!

  • @davestableford1516
    @davestableford1516 Před 2 lety +12

    I’ve seen tuck pointing in the U.K. where the flush mortar is coloured to match the brickwork, then the lime putty ribbon of a contrasting colour is added. It has the same end result as Wigging pointing but with fewer stages.

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety +1

      Yes Dave, you're right. The UK tuck pointing was being undertaken here in Dublin until they realised it wasn't historically correct.

    • @theactualgospel8062
      @theactualgospel8062 Před rokem +1

      Indeed. they do the same in Australia- again with fewer steps as you say and its easier. In the U.S. throughout the 19th century this was done in an easier but more ephemeral way. They washed venetian red milk paint -more of a masonry stain- over all the brick work and did the tuckpointing over that. Remarkably it is still seen today though much weathered.

    • @ajb7
      @ajb7 Před rokem +1

      Is there a benefit of adding the coloured mortar last? Seems less chance of soiling the ribbon if applied first.

    • @wolfdog1722
      @wolfdog1722 Před rokem

      100%

    • @Conorguill
      @Conorguill Před 27 dny

      @@ajb7 am debating doing one of the two techniques atm. My thoughts were that 1) less likely to spoil the stopping layer whilst doing the ribbon so finish better & 2) wig method uses less coloured mortar & less skilled brickie can easily do the initial stages so mildly cheaper

  • @daveweatherall7523
    @daveweatherall7523 Před 2 lety +8

    Fabulous skills shown here, absolute pleasure to view, thank you for sharing.

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety +1

      Glad you enjoyed it

    • @martinthorogood6223
      @martinthorogood6223 Před 2 lety +1

      Looks great when you finished .
      We do it a bit different . We point the first stage , the stopping morter the samebcolour as the brickwork then point the white ribbon after ...wau quicker as you don't have to go back and tidy it either side of the ribbon..

    • @Filkersons
      @Filkersons Před 3 měsíci

      Just have to put a weathering on the top of the bed joints

  • @peterryan7827
    @peterryan7827 Před 2 lety +6

    I had often wondered how this wigging pointing was achieved, this has been an eye-opener for me and just so interesting, Many years ago I worked with a skilled bricklayer and he showed me basic pointing using the 3 pot mixing system to get an even match over a large area,i also found i enjoyed doing it , But this is another level completely many thanks for this video.

  • @niff2966
    @niff2966 Před 2 lety +7

    Known as '' Tuck Pointing'' in the UK. We used to do quite a bit of it in the 60s around Kent and the Medway towns. Used to take the masons/bricklayers ages.

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety

      Tks for the comment Fergie. Tuck Pointing is the English version of this pointing. Wigging pointing is unique to Ireland (as far as I know).

  • @Frieslick
    @Frieslick Před 2 lety +5

    Never seen this technique before, but it’s absolutely stunning!

  • @davegreathead9946
    @davegreathead9946 Před 2 lety +3

    That's a work of art! Day rate I'm guessing 🤣..... Great work guys 💕

  • @donohoe71
    @donohoe71 Před 2 lety +4

    Fascinating. True craftsman. Good job we are getting lots of skilled men coming over in Dover, should bring the price down

  • @claylamb9260
    @claylamb9260 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Thank you for sharing this true artist at work👍

  • @afnankhokhar5578
    @afnankhokhar5578 Před 2 lety +1

    True craftsmanship that. And an excellent video.

  • @donkmeister
    @donkmeister Před 2 lety +4

    That's amazing, I had no idea this was a way of pointing brickwork. I'm in the UK so no wigging here but I'll look out for its cousin tuck pointing now.
    There's an 18th century building near me that has rubbed brickwork on all the exterior walls - absolutely stunning - it looks very similar to this at a distance.

    • @simonedwards5070
      @simonedwards5070 Před 2 lety +1

      it’s called cut and struck in the uk

    • @theactualgospel8062
      @theactualgospel8062 Před rokem

      The thin joint with ground smooth face was common on finer homes from Virginia southward.

  • @mattjagger4360
    @mattjagger4360 Před 2 lety +3

    Lush...I've done a bit of this. Not so good for being under pressure...site agents screaming because of the lengthy time it takes but its gorgeous to look at and is so neat when completed.

  • @BazColne
    @BazColne Před 2 lety +2

    Many thanks for your fine, hard work.

  • @theactualgospel8062
    @theactualgospel8062 Před rokem +2

    This end result is found in many countries but the process varies. Coloring the mortar red, then tuckpointing (called pencil tuckpointing in The U.S. to differentiate it from common tuckpointing) was done which was easier than this method. Australia still has masons who do this. In the U.S. in the 19th century, the bricks and mortar were all stained with venetian red milk paint (more of a stain than paint), then lined with tuckpointing. This gave a very uniform appearance but it weathered away over the centuries. The red always had a bit of black added for a slightly more solemn appearance.

  • @frankbrooker6569
    @frankbrooker6569 Před 2 lety

    Good detail given,good masons, im a stone mason so rang a few bells with me. We called this style snail trail . We would go bk 2 days later or so n beat the lime bk into the joint b4 pointing up.

  • @tonym992
    @tonym992 Před 2 lety +2

    Beautiful work

  • @simonshort8581
    @simonshort8581 Před 2 lety

    I build houses for a living, that there is some very nice pointing great to see you should be proud of your work my man .

  • @davidkelleher7386
    @davidkelleher7386 Před 2 lety +7

    Fantastic work….
    A real skill and so time consuming.
    Must be expensive to have that done.
    Nice work……from a uk spread.

  • @michealbreathnach2928

    Brilliantly done, looks great. A very time consuming process.

  • @robertkusiak6442
    @robertkusiak6442 Před rokem

    Beautiful work and nicely presented

  • @fartybutt2666
    @fartybutt2666 Před 2 lety

    Amazing what randomly appears on your CZcams channel!! Never heard of wigging before. I do now!

  • @DGFX64
    @DGFX64 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow…what a top video. I can’t believe you only have 479 subscribers…well it’s just gone up to 480…👍

  • @jamescraven5001
    @jamescraven5001 Před 2 lety +2

    Wow remind me never to buy a house with this kind of detail on the brick work.

    • @grrinc
      @grrinc Před 2 lety +1

      Your reminder to never buy a house with that kind of detail on the brick work.

    • @jamescraven5001
      @jamescraven5001 Před 2 lety

      @@grrinc thank you 👍

  • @KingL4200
    @KingL4200 Před 2 lety +9

    This wigging pointing is basically a really long process tuck pointin🙄

    • @jimford6901
      @jimford6901 Před rokem +2

      I tuck point the original and proper way. This is madness 😂

  • @jasonbyrne8487
    @jasonbyrne8487 Před 2 lety +1

    It is very beautiful when finished...

  • @celtapy
    @celtapy Před 2 lety +2

    Hermoso trabajo, saludos desde Paraguay

  • @elmafudd9703
    @elmafudd9703 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful but I could not be arsed or afford for someone to do this. It good that people are still doing the old stuff.

  • @marcusp905
    @marcusp905 Před 2 lety

    I spent two year's doing this as a teen with my uncle!! You need patience !

  • @thunder131
    @thunder131 Před 2 lety

    I agree lime is far best way ,as you said it lets the construction breath. But we were using a 6 sand 1 lime and 1 snow Crete very weak cement content so it don't over take the mix and still has lime properties . That 1 snow Crete makes so much difference to having to do away with baby sitting a pure lime mix for it to probably fail in freezing conditions ....still makes so much sense ...... But aye if your getting paid for it crack on.....these sort of projects are 90% of the time Heritage or lottery funded , as your average construction firm just wants it up

  • @zaperfan
    @zaperfan Před 11 měsíci

    wow thats an artwork

  • @jonniejam-shovel6405
    @jonniejam-shovel6405 Před 2 lety +2

    Skillful interesting work.
    Although Regrettably, many of our youngsters are far too busy with their 'Call of Duty' annihilation games.
    Perhaps real skilled work will be a thing of the past, to be viewed only 'online' or in a book.
    Thanks for posting your films on here. Liked, and subscribed.👍 Many thanks.👍

    • @grrinc
      @grrinc Před 2 lety +5

      Oi. Me and my son are skilled tradesmen and we also pwn noobs on cod.

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety +1

      Tks for the positive comments

    • @John...44...
      @John...44... Před 2 lety +1

      Probably the fact that this costs so much money is the reason it isn't done as much today....

    • @johncanna7856
      @johncanna7856 Před 2 lety +1

      @@grrinc it's good to hear that Father and Son are both skilled trades men.
      If your Son has learned skilled work from you, then hopefully one day he will pass on his skills.
      As a man who worked with children in a school, I found that technology lessons; woodworking/metalwork etc were being stopped. The new computer aided design machines, CAD-CAM were being introduced. This meant that the children would program the machine, and the machine would do all the physical work.
      I send my kind regards to yourself and your son. Keep those great skills alive.👍👍

    • @grrinc
      @grrinc Před 2 lety +1

      @@johncanna7856 What a lovely comment, thank you so much.

  • @craigywaigy4703
    @craigywaigy4703 Před 2 lety

    We use this finishing technique in Scotland, usually on traditional stone buildings - in this part of the world, we call it Ribbon pointing. :)
    It serves the same purpose in titivating an otherwise poor quality/value surface finish into something more appealling.

    • @geoffreymckay6111
      @geoffreymckay6111 Před 2 lety

      I concur Craigy (?!) This technique is best to turn lower quality stonework into visually finer stonemasory, but for brickwork it seems a little contrived. But then, I'm in Canada, where our heritage is only veneer-thin.
      Looking forward to a pilgrimage to Scotland where the greatest stonemasonry tradition resides!

    • @craigywaigy4703
      @craigywaigy4703 Před 2 lety

      @@geoffreymckay6111 Your correct, and the brickwork being Ribbon/Wigging pointed, looks to have been built from reclaimed brick/seconds(again the titivating aspect).
      The home of stone masonry is somewhere in Africa, but it has long been obliterated by a meteorite impact 10 - 20k yrs ago that destroyed Atlantis(it is still visible on the West coast of Africa, and NPT the sub-aquatic BS stuff), that "blessed" Africa with the gemologically unique Tanzanite!
      BTW Canada is a lovely place(I went to live there for 3 months as a young man - Toronto), and it's much like Scotland, but much bigger! The Canadians also have a lot of Scots/Irish culture and I'm part Canadian on my maternal grand parents' side - you'd be made most welcome in Scotland(This is also why Canadians/Scots/Irish are also renowned for their hospitality ie an ancient cultural thing) :)

  • @yetti423
    @yetti423 Před 2 lety

    Thats craftmanship.

  • @OrdinaryJoe12
    @OrdinaryJoe12 Před 19 dny

    Wow, men are amazing!!

  • @johncarr3855
    @johncarr3855 Před 2 lety

    Great quality work well.done.

  • @Yevgen6R
    @Yevgen6R Před rokem

    Thank you!

  • @kingsrd1
    @kingsrd1 Před 2 lety +2

    Looks like something that would be done to make rough brick look like more expensive alternative

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety +1

      You hit the mail on the head. used to mask the uneven and coarse finish of hand made brick and mimic the finish similar to guaged brick.

  • @petesy03
    @petesy03 Před 2 lety +4

    Why not use the red mortar for the key instead of the white one?

    • @smfvmd
      @smfvmd Před 2 lety +1

      Because it’s Irish, lol. Check this out. czcams.com/video/A4uNGxkTlJY/video.html

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety

      Tks for the comment Petesy. Tuck pointing (Englsih) uses the red mortar as the key. Using the white stopping mortar is what makes Wigging Pointing different and more difficult. It is an historic detail unique to Ireland (as far as I know)

  • @Conorguill
    @Conorguill Před dnem

    How soon after applying the ribbon do you slice off the excess?!

  • @dormindont1
    @dormindont1 Před 2 lety +1

    первый раз такое вижу, это сложная работа/ first time see his diffical work👍

  • @anoshya
    @anoshya Před 2 lety +1

    Tremendous work

  • @therightreverandmarcuiusmc2355

    Cost & mortar waste must be incredible on such a job. Beautiful finish.

  • @schrodingerscat1863
    @schrodingerscat1863 Před 2 lety

    Similar result to english tuck pointing but putting the colour on last where as tuck the colour goes on first.

  • @AmyWinehouse.914
    @AmyWinehouse.914 Před 2 lety

    Easier to rake out the old joints and the flush in the red cement so it's all one colour then mark out the joints and fill with the lime as opposed to putting the red cement on after....here in the UK we call it tuck pointing.

  • @denniscarvell1828
    @denniscarvell1828 Před 2 lety +1

    Why not after rankings out old mortar, fill joint with a coloured mortar to match brickwork, with a centre key line ,then place the mortar pin line ,incorporating an adhesive in the pin line mortar as per way shown

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety +3

      Tks for the comment. The method you suggest is tuck pointing which is an English style. The finish however is very similar. Wigging pointing is an historic style of pointing unique to Ireland .

  • @nonsheep5823
    @nonsheep5823 Před rokem

    Omg amazing 👏 bloody long protracted ball ache bloody expensive but finish is exceptional 👏 👌

  • @deanaitchison3058
    @deanaitchison3058 Před 2 lety

    That would possibly be the most backwards way to achieve that result, In Australia we call that tuckpoining, it can also be done in a lime morter,
    But we would put the colour morter in first and then the tuck line, much better results and half the work

    • @adrianduggan4739
      @adrianduggan4739 Před 6 měsíci

      I think this method is preferred in Ireland because of how it wears down over time, the ribbon line is reinforced with the coloured mortar in either side which means more even wear and tear

  • @petertaylor6384
    @petertaylor6384 Před 4 měsíci

    It almost looks faster to lay brick. I can't see this being as strong as tuck pointing because there seems to be unnecessary layers. Lovely result in the end though

    • @jimmyofriel170
      @jimmyofriel170 Před 4 měsíci

      Hi Peter, thanks for your comments and would add that that Wigging Pointing remains in place today one some of the Georgian buildings around Dublin is therefore testamount to its longevity. Am sure this is the case for Tuck Pointing too. Regards

  • @allforclout2040
    @allforclout2040 Před 2 měsíci

    Lovely work, what gauge do you use for the stopping mortar?

  • @claytonbuilders7979
    @claytonbuilders7979 Před rokem

    Great video

  • @fatboy8923
    @fatboy8923 Před 2 lety

    Looks nice as soon as the rain and frost gets on it the in about a year time to do it again

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety +2

      Tks for the comment. This style of pointing however has been around since the 18th Century and although it weathers over time it remains for many years. rgds

  • @robinabbott5781
    @robinabbott5781 Před 2 lety

    When I learned this as apprentice this was called weather struck and tuck pointing in London

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety +2

      Tks for the comment. The Wigging style is very similar to tuck pointing but different as the stopping mortar and the ribbon is applied first and the colour applied up to the ribbon. This style is unique to Ireland.

  • @tonym3309
    @tonym3309 Před 2 lety +1

    Lovely work. Appreciate you must be sick of the mention of tuck pointing but does it not cut out a very slow stage of wigging in that the dye is applied when stopping out?

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety

      Yes, tuck pointing is less labour intensive and produces a similar end product (colour being installed first then the ribbon). The Wigging style of pointing, with the stopping mortar inserted first followed by the ribbon and colour, is a good bit more labour intensive and a style unique to Ireland.

  • @delscorey8727
    @delscorey8727 Před 2 lety +2

    Love it,thanks

  • @mrmotorvator5151
    @mrmotorvator5151 Před 2 lety

    I did this when I lived in Australia...we called it TUCK pointing

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety

      Yes, it's very similar difference being the colour is applied last (ie up to the ribbon) which makes it a lot more time consuming.

  • @chrishull9983
    @chrishull9983 Před 2 lety

    Well presented and informative video - a pleasure to watch. I have to ask the question though, "Why do this?"
    It may look visually pleasing to some, but is there any advantage to this style of pointing?

  • @davidjones421
    @davidjones421 Před 2 lety

    Absolutely lovely...

  • @thunder131
    @thunder131 Před 2 lety +1

    Lime is a major pain so delicate and messy in bad weather, I always recommend using 1 snow Crete in the mix accelerates setting and is allowed to be used in heritage work, Makes sense aye

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety +2

      Tks for your comnebt. All this work is done on heritage buildings where lime, with its ability to breathe, is the only mortar that can be considered.

    • @thunder131
      @thunder131 Před 2 lety

      @@oldstoneconservation9938 If you got thousands to throw at a job and maybe see it crumble away so be it . Keeps us in WORK . LOL

    • @m101ist
      @m101ist Před 2 lety +2

      @@oldstoneconservation9938 lime render is best to render stone work than cement render. 😳

    • @leebrown4049
      @leebrown4049 Před 2 lety +4

      The problem with cement is it sets from a chemical reaction and lime sets through a re carbonation process and it allows the joint to breath cement doesn't and you would never be allowed use it in my line of work in historical restoration.

    • @thunder131
      @thunder131 Před 2 lety

      @@IsntThisAStupidName I was relating to new build ....sometimes its has to be done the lime way......lol

  • @cv-edf1023
    @cv-edf1023 Před 2 lety +2

    Neat! 👍

  • @markanderson6969
    @markanderson6969 Před 2 lety +7

    Isnt this tuck pointing?,looks nice whats your mix?

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety +2

      Hi Mark, thanks for the comment. Have a look at our other video Historic Pointing in Ireland (see link below). This finish on Wigging and Tuck Pointing is exactly the same however the application differs.
      czcams.com/video/jaTRPgc5oSg/video.html

    • @2_shoes
      @2_shoes Před 2 lety +1

      Wow what a really informative film, great quality of work as well 👏

    • @jonmould2946
      @jonmould2946 Před 2 lety

      @@oldstoneconservation9938 I'm going to try this soon however is there a reason they don't put the red on first?

    • @andrewmorrissey8478
      @andrewmorrissey8478 Před 2 lety

      @@jonmould2946 I think if the wigging mortar went on first , it would get stained by the ribbon being applied after. What u reckon 🤷‍♂️

    • @jonmould2946
      @jonmould2946 Před 2 lety

      @@andrewmorrissey8478 thanks for your reply I would like put the red on first as painting around would take forever! Unless there is a reason they're doing that.

  • @alanr6529
    @alanr6529 Před 2 lety

    Very pretty but doesn’t the pointing catch rain and snow? I know lime mortars allow moisture to wick to the outside but I’m not convinced that this method is durable.

  • @kgkg-nk6rd
    @kgkg-nk6rd Před 2 lety

    Top class work there . I'm just curious why don't you use the dyed mortar in the flush joint you do first , instead of doing it after ?

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety

      Inserting the coloured mortar first is known as a different style Tuck Pointing (English Style). The finish of the two styles is very similar

  • @archiebunkers7881
    @archiebunkers7881 Před 2 lety +2

    Very good

  • @qualcommchalloner9551
    @qualcommchalloner9551 Před 3 měsíci

    Why wouldn't you apply flush red oxcide prior?

  • @TT-rx8hm
    @TT-rx8hm Před 2 lety +4

    10 years to point a house

  • @chadzoe1
    @chadzoe1 Před 2 lety

    Good video what are mortar mix ratios for sand to lime for the main joint and then the fine layer for the ribbons.

  • @mohamedsheik4589
    @mohamedsheik4589 Před 2 lety

    Labourious work.

  • @jonathanpattison5108
    @jonathanpattison5108 Před rokem

    class job but wouldn't it have been easier if you'd have coloured the base mortar before you did the tuck pointing ?

  • @malcolmmills6502
    @malcolmmills6502 Před 2 lety

    great pointing

  • @manfat5183
    @manfat5183 Před 2 lety

    Best throw away my bit of hose pipe..🤑🤑🤑🤑

  • @benllewellyn1887
    @benllewellyn1887 Před 3 měsíci

    Only problem is the cost. Looks good though 👌

  • @cliveclapham6451
    @cliveclapham6451 Před 2 lety

    Ahhhh! So that’s how they do that👍🎯

  • @jasonbond5584
    @jasonbond5584 Před 2 lety +3

    Where do you start in pricing a job like this 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    • @kingsrd1
      @kingsrd1 Před 2 lety +4

      High!

    • @stevelake3541
      @stevelake3541 Před 2 lety +4

      Think of a high number and treble it only heritage could afford this type of splendour

  • @YouKnowTheDance
    @YouKnowTheDance Před 2 lety +2

    That must take forever

  • @regina2130
    @regina2130 Před 2 lety

    Very impressive craftsmanship but I cant help thinking there would be little demand for this. It looks so much more labour intensive that it must surely bump the price right up.

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety +1

      Tks for the comment Vinny. You're correct in that it is more labour intensive and hence more costly. The demand comes from the requirement (in Ireland) to reinstate to the historic detail.

  • @aliwright1523
    @aliwright1523 Před 2 lety

    That red powder put on the bricks last surely will fall off after 6 months of freezing then thawing out??how’s it bond to the old bricks??

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety

      Tks for the comments Ali. Have to make sure the existing brick is cleaned and damp prior to application. A good key is formed as long as the proper protection measures are applied as per standard when working with lime.

  • @richardgrimbleby7853
    @richardgrimbleby7853 Před rokem

    Does anyone know where I could get the type of pointing irons used in the video

  • @kubinka879
    @kubinka879 Před 2 lety

    This pointing is very common in the North of England.

  • @billholland3939
    @billholland3939 Před rokem

    How much is that pm² this day and age

  • @bobwhelk2117
    @bobwhelk2117 Před 2 lety +3

    Your forgot 2 more steps: find tools, & clean up mess

  • @markgould9259
    @markgould9259 Před 2 lety

    When brickie is cutting along his level he should have the bubble at the bottom

  • @2brazy4ubitch
    @2brazy4ubitch Před 2 lety

    Is there a different name for a variant on this where a contrasting “line of best fit” is traced at midpoint between random rubble granite? I can dig up some 1900s western Canada examples of what I mean. Not sure how related in technique but definitely shares a built up “spine” in common.

  • @karloflaherty
    @karloflaherty Před rokem

    I'm sure wigging is a Dublin bricklayers term , I'm a Dublin bricklayer and would love to learn it

    • @karloflaherty
      @karloflaherty Před rokem

      @@IanIan-cj7dj @ bacon restorations do great work in Dublin too

  • @KpxUrz5745
    @KpxUrz5745 Před 2 lety

    i prefer the old fashioned mortar, just reapplied where it needs. There is a nice unmechanical look to old varying mortar.

  • @mohamedsheik4589
    @mohamedsheik4589 Před 2 lety

    Must cost a fortune?

  • @4NK8A
    @4NK8A Před 2 lety

    Tuck pointing you mean...far easier to fill first with colored mortar .
    Andy , retired .

    • @oldstoneconservation9938
      @oldstoneconservation9938  Před 2 lety

      Tks Andy. Yes, tuck pointing produces a similar end product but involves colour being installed first then the ribbon. The Wigging style of pointing with the stopping mortar inserted first followed by the ribbon and colour is an historic style unique to Ireland.

  • @jonh2469
    @jonh2469 Před 2 lety

    A good example of this own a building is 10 downing street

  • @keithwynne3038
    @keithwynne3038 Před rokem

    Outstanding work but by Jaysus is it tedious

  • @oxymoron5167
    @oxymoron5167 Před měsícem

    💰

  • @Hammertime054
    @Hammertime054 Před 2 lety

    Pukka👍👍👍👍👍

  • @user-lp3uu9ir4h
    @user-lp3uu9ir4h Před 9 měsíci

    It’s tuck pointing

  • @chrismajor69
    @chrismajor69 Před 2 měsíci

    Must cost a fortune !

  • @leeferguson2140
    @leeferguson2140 Před 2 lety

    I would not have the patience for this

  • @cantonese5030
    @cantonese5030 Před 2 lety

    Looks great but the wigging bit

  • @derryjones1029
    @derryjones1029 Před 4 měsíci

    Looks enough to drive a man insane😂

  • @dickjones522
    @dickjones522 Před rokem

    Looks good. Is the chimney stack part of the same building. If so how come it's been pointed with a flush finish.