For thousands of years, humans have used mortar to bind stones and bricks together to build durable, long-lasting structures.

joints of brick or stone walls. The target audience includes 1) bricklayers and trainers of bricklayers for using dust-reducing tools to remove mortar; 2) stakeholders who are interested in learning ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Do you know what “repointing” bricks means? By definition, it consists of “removing a portion of the deteriorated mortar and redoing the joints with new mortar.” Doing that basically ...

Dear James: The mortar between the wall bricks is crumbling in spots and looks bad. How can I repair it so that it does not look much different from the existing mortar joints? -- Nick R. Dear Nick: ...