Tuckpointing Caulking Restoration
JND Enterprises
Serving Chicago, Chicagoland
Northwest Indiana
Residental | Commercial | Institutional
815-573-4551
Cleaned and tuckpointed restores weather resistance, structural integrity and enhances the appearance.
Leaky gutters, scuppers and downspouts can feed and promote mold and Lichen resulting in unsightly stains.
The convex mortar joint is usually used for decretive jointing on masonry. Typically one would find the convex mortar joint on the rocky face masonry, such as Lannon stone, (as shown in this picture), or limestone. In the Chicago area it is also used for enhancing old common brick, this type of brick is generally found at the rear and sides of older masonry structures.
Cleaned and tuckpointed restores weather resistance, structural integrity and enhances the appearance.
Driving rain and thawing ice or snow often penetrates the mortar as it ages consequently becoming more porous, the water is absorbed by the cement or mortar and when the temperature outside is low enough the water freezes making it expand, this then forces the mortar from in between the joints, often leaving partial or full gaps between the bricks. Although this type of damage can also be caused by the effects of aging, it is important to repair the damaged mortar as soon as possible, either by repointing just the motar that has fallen out, or by removing all the old cement and re-tuckpointing the whole wall. Spot tuckpointing is, in most cases, fine, but if the amount of damage is large it is best to do a full cut-out of the mortar and re-point. Ideally before winter, although cutting out the mortar isn't temperature sensitive.
