pointing tips for begginers using hot lime mixed using quicklime . Perps or Beds first, you decide
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- This is for beginners.
This wall has been pointed in hot lime. The hot lime is cold and mixed using quicklime and a medium grade sharp sand.
I've shown you a couple of ways beds first then perps or perps first then beds. I've over filled the joints so hopefully you can understand better when it's time to finish your pointing off. I've covered my work with hessian sacking.
Any questions, please comment below or contact me via my website www.gmtpointingspecialistsltd.co.uk - Jak na to + styl
I agree about perps first it was how I was taught by my instructor it’s so much easier I’m 67 now and still doing a bit I think it’s the right way
Could watch your work all day. Brilliant.
Thank you please do I have about 80 videos l will help you tube find me lol
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Been watching a few of your videos and yesterday the weather broke just enough to do some lime pointing. Thank you for the inspiration!
No problem if I can help with anything just let me know
Lovely work 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I've over filled the joints as you will as a begginer
In the video I hold my hod away from the wall this is so you can see what I'm doing
Hold your hod or what ever you use closer to the wall
Watch from 7 minutes on that will give you a guide
Lovely!
Thank-you!
Brilliant as always mate
The wall looks quite modern, was it build using lime mortar? Is it ok to point a wall with lime mortar that has been built using a standard cement mix? Great vids by the way I really enjoy watching skilled tradesmen. Keep up the good work.
The bay was done 50 years ago I've cleaned all the bricks so it looks very clean
I've tried to match the new mortar to the house which is 75 years old
I've worked on new builds that are built in sand and cement with old bricks so I've pointed them up in lime to make them look in keeping with the style of bricks
Hope this helps
Neat work
Hi mate, do you know where I could buy one of those hods? Seems so much handier than a hawk
I just googled mini pointing hod just under £6 on ebay
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd thanks buddy. Just ordered one. Plenty of lime repointing work over here in Ireland, hopefully this will speed me up 👍🏻
@@michaelrooney7163 no probs m8 mine are 25 years old I had 50 down to 4 now lol
Good luck doesn't matter how fast or slow you are as long as is pointed properly
When doing clean, even brick like this, do you still use a churn brush to knock it back, or is that done only for rough, uneven walls?
Do it on every wall
The churn brush is to push all the aggregates together that gives a good finish and strength
A couple of ways to do it are
You can let the lime harden off and then scrape it back with a trowel and then churn brush off I'm not a fan of that way
I'll like to point up
Then use a stick to push it back
Then churn brush if you don't want it to gritty use a softer sand and a softer brush to polish up at the end
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd Great, thank you! Love your videos, I'm learning so much as I restore my Victorian house which has been cemented to within an inch of its life.
@jayyoung8246 any questions just feel free to ask
There's many different limes and ways of doing things this is the way I prefer
Good luck with your project
Hi Glen, hope you dont mind me asking but ive got a stone repoint job at home and the joints are deep in places so would it be best to fill the joints in two stages so not too thick? Absolutely love your information and content too so many thanks ..
Hi yes depending how deep it is back point in lime push some pins or Gillettes into the wet lime
The next day or few days later point the rest of the stone
I finish it with a churn brush
To compact all the sharp sand back
Hope that helps
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd excellent Glen thank you for your reply. I'm a carpenter by trade and love the high standards you apply to your work! All the best mate you certainly deserve it and keep up the videos
@paulhanger7242 thank you
Any other questions feel free to ask on here or send me a wattaspp
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd thank you
excellent work. Can i ask how do you know when it's time to finish off? Should it be hard enough so that when you stick your finger nail in it, it doesn't leave a mark? I've been reading info online on this, and there is alot of conflicting information!
When you can't leave your finger tips in the lime
I think on this video it's 7 minutes onwards I show you
If its to early you will know it sticks to the churn brush
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd Briliant, thank you. I messed up some pointing i did yesterday - i hit it with a churn brush and it left loads of dots on the mortar! I'm please I found your channel - really intersting and informative
@robertmcintyre4088 yeah to early
If you leave it a little to late you can mist it with water so you have room for error
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd Thanks for your advice. The section of pointing i did has turned out really well. It took quite a while for it to go fully hard (I was using non-hyraulic lime) but it seems to have carbonated well with no shrinkage. It was a tediously long process as the mortar in the verticle joints had literally turned to dust. There were 9cm voids between the bricks, so i had to do it in stages! I don't think the wall had ever been repointed (it's a 200 year old house). The walls were encased in cement render. Stank of damp when i chipped it away!
@robertmcintyre4088 no problem here to help make sure you put damp hessian over it to protect it from the sun
Hello , enjoyed your vid , live in virginia beach Usa , having to repoint , what lime mix would you recommend. Our summers for 3 to 4 months are extremely hot, and our winters get very cold 🥶 . Thank you
It depends what your pointing
But a good quality nhl 2 or 3.5 is pretty Hardy
But don't point if its to hot or to cold you have to get the time of year correct
Thanks for your reply , I'm going to be pointing a 1969 brick chimney and front steps . What do you recommend for taking out the old mortar , I was going to use a grinder .
@alec1113 if you are skilled with a grinder then it's fine but if not soak the pointing and scrape it with a pick or old screw driver
If its lime it should come out easy the water helps soften it up
Just wishing you a merry Cristmas Glenn
You too have a great time
Hi mate what's the best way to point the old accrington brick with tight joints
A good quality nhl 3.5 1.3 mix soft grit sand use a semi dry mix so not to smear the joints
Approximately how long do you leave it before scraping down the excess with a trowel or soft brush?
If you watch the video I
Show you when it's ready to do
I cant give a time as I don't know the temperature
How wet the lime is or how much water the brick or stone is holding
Built with lime
Repoint in a good quality nhl 3.5 1:3 sharp or soft grit sand mix
Do you recommend a beginner try mixing his own hot lime? When is hot lime preferable to NHL? How do you know how strong homemade hot lime is gonna be?
First of all it depends
What area you live in
What material you are pointing
What your adding to your hot mix
How big an area you are pointing
I use my hot mixed lime cold only in protected areas
It might be cheaper for you to buy it ready made
A good quality NHL can have as much free lime content as 66% so depending on the application
You could use that
Hope that helps
where do you get the 3 sided mortar holder
Ebay search mini pointing hod
I see your mix sticks beautifully to the joint tool, my mixes fall off easily. Is my mix too dry? You will guess I'm an absolute beginner on this.
No don't worry about it sticking to the trowel mine was a little wetter than I like it was just for the video
Too wet it can crack
The important part is making sure the mortar in the wall is damp for it to key to
If it's dryer when you compact it back just mist it over
Here to help if you need any advice
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd thank god for your video. After doing my research my flats just over 100yrs old and i have penetrating damp on the wall thats by the bay window. You can see it needs repointing and the seller did a crap job of it using cement and has smeared it all over the bricks, a total eye sore. After researching i came to lime mortar and understanding why it's used and that this older property needs breathability. I asked for a quote and one guy wanted to use cement and apply storm gurad but I heard thats terrible and can even exasperate yhe issues by trapping the water between the walls. I am abit stressed bcs the wall is the bedroom wall and on the inside the seller tried to paint over the damp and now its just soaking wet. Anyone who does lime mortar work is saying not the best time of year to do it. But theres so many gaps i wish I could show u a pic. I am scared to leave it over winter incase the damp gets even worse? I have no idea what to do on the inside i think they decf used gypsum plaster. Shouldn't it be lime also? :/ Any advice would be wonderful. We are a young couple and spent all out savings to buy this flat outright and this came up last minute. People are quoting me well over a grand and I cant afford it but scared the wall is going to give way while I am asleep or something!
@@nohandle474 no you can still do lime pointing at this time of year
Google lime pointers near me
See if anyone can fit you in tell them the issues
If you want to wattsapp me some pictures
I can give you better advise
What part of the country do you live
@GMT Pointing Specialists Ltd Hiya I would love to, atleast just to know someones not ripping me off because I don't really understand it completely - doing my best as it's a new learning curve. Happy to whatsapp any pictures and videos! (Edited my comment here as can see you have your number up in the page info sorry) as for lime pointers near me, many of them are saying not the best at this time of year and some of them gave me expensive quites to fix the penetrating by not even including pointing when it's very clear thr pointing needs redoing. Only when I mentioned it they said oh yeah...that too. I am based in thr North East, Tyneside.
Where did you get that hawk and tuck pointer from please?.
Nice work👍.
I’ve got a 1920s brick house to do, 123 sq meters in black lime.
Is there any tips you can give me?.
C&e supplies pointing hods on FB
If your using anything to make the lime black
Go direct to lime suppliers and ask what pigments they do
Don't use a cement dye
I've done a few different videos of hints and tips you just have to have a quick look through them
Hope that helps
I appreciate you videos.. Do you run any workshops?
I offered people to come and work with me for the day or I can come to you for a fee and show you how to point your own property
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd that's brilliant.. Where you based?
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd I found you website, I will give you a call next week.
Kind regards
Ryan
@ryandavis6660 I'm in buckley just past chester
What area do you live
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd Im based in Arlesey Bedfordshire.
Could you please tell me how long do you keep it covered with hessian for?
No Simple answer
If it's hot weather minimum 2 weeks
With hot limes /putty's
Longest I've had Hessian on was 2 months
The area I pointed in was full sun all day so scaffolding had to be kept up Hessian had to stay on as long as possible
Great job 👍 how would you price a job like that?
By the m2
Or this one was just day rate
Took as long to mix the hot lime as it did to grind it out
Do u not use jointing tools like bars, sleds, barrel jointer or chariots
No I want a textured finish u shouldn't leave a skin or smooth finish
I use the piece of wood then compact it back with a churn brush
It's the compacting that gives it strength
Hi When pointing with sand cement mortar I've seen guys add PVA. What is it for and how much do you add to a 4:1mix? Many thanks 👍
I'd never use a 4:1 mix on anything that's a rock hard mix it will destroy most bricks what are you pointing
Concrete is 3:1 so
depending on the brand of cement you use that can get upto 40 to 50 mpa adding pva makes it more plyable but will increase the strength by 10 to 15 mpa
It's no good in the winter as it freezes and can break down
Fungi and lichen also break down a chemical in the glue
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd thanks for the reply. Hmm I'm confused now. I thought the standard was 4:1 mortar mix. I'm repointing an outer brick wall on a 100 year old terrace house. The previous pointing is sand and cement and not lime mortar.
@skatergirl7663 sand and cement shouldn't be near a 100 year old property
The cement pointing was added on at a later date
If you find a bit of the wall that has no cement put a little bit of white vinegar on it it will fizz to show its lime mortar
Cement will stop the release of moisture out of the walls
Is it a solid wall or does it have a cavity
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltdit is a 9 inch brick wall no cavity
@skatergirl7663 yeah solid wall then
So needs to be lime mortar
It's a traditional property
Are you doing the work yourself
Always perps first and very messy!
Yes totally agree
Not a pointing gun in sight! 🙏🙌
Lol no there no good
I can do it quicker and neater by hand
I was even offered one that was £12000
I would never use one! I'm on a 85m2 job atm and I've only ever used a London style pointing trowel and a mini hawk... perps first ffs! I also use a semi wet/dry mix to ensure that enough gear is in my beds etc... not farting all over the bricks.
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd £12,000 for a pointing gun!?
@gavinmorris3782 it worked like a blood transfusion pump you needed a special mortar to go through it
@@gavinmorris3782 I've always used the hod and finger trowels
Put the name of your company on a message incase anyone in your area needs work
Hi Glen, Can you tell me which nhl has the 66% of free lime?
St astier NHL 2 I prefer to use that to hotline
👍🏾
How much did you charge for that?
I don't give out prices sorry each job is different
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd what’s scary about telling people what a job costs?
@@jeztickles4361 nothing scary
If you would like a quote call me
Each job is different
Depends what area you live in
What lime I use
How many days it will take
If I can use power tools or its hand pick
A few factors
Is that a hot mix ?
Yes
Yes it is I mixed it with quick lime
Hey how much you reckon charge a metre for grind & repoint using hydrated lime mix
It depends what you mean
Just hydrated and sand is a very soft mix
Hey thanks for reply we will do a 1:1:5 mix the brick are like iron
Please don't click on any links
The sand is shocking these days it's full of clay
These are local washed brown sharp sand I use so no clay
I've notice more places supplying sea dredge sand and that's worse than clay
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd it's a nightmare to use n they sell it the same price full of clay n pebbles
@@kriswild1824 I always go to the local quarry if you do much pointing yourself I'd recommend you do that
@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd I'm a bricklayer do alot of extensions n the builders use the big supplier's n there materials r garbage only yesterday I pulled a big piece of clay out of the mortar after it's been mixed
@@kriswild1824 yeah that's building sand lime Pointers don't use building sand to many impurities