Cracking vid Josh. Like a bit of pointing myself. Like sitting down on top of steps or chair or on a old beer crate on the lower section just chilling and pointing. Top job.👍👍👍
Hi Josh! You did a nice job cleaning up the stones before doing the pointing. Its very interesting watching the process! Till next time have a great day!🙏😁🖐
Thanks ror vid. I recommend for you. Cut a finger trowel down to about 100 to 125mm. Get a 10,and 8mm width ones. . Better for your hand. But its up to you to try
Looking good mate. I have a question regarding some of the deeper joints between some of the stones. Some of these look to be 6 inches deep and look to be hollow behind the stone. How to you fill these up? Do you remove the stone and put mortar behind it?
Great stuff, thanks for posting. I have a stone fireplace in the bq kyard that needs repointing. Any advice on cleaning the soot off the stones? Thanks again
Thanks for watching. Give it a good scrub with a hard brush. If that doesn’t work, try a simple watered down washing detergent mix or I think you can actually buy soot remover for stone but I don’t know if it’s any good.
Amazing videos and I do also enjoy all the chit chat ha , very informative - I am cleaning and repointing my garden stone wall that was pointed with cement and looked dull and ugly - some joints unfortunately are so deep I can squeeze my whole hand in !! I chose Ready mixed lime putty (from Ty Mawr lime) to repoint as this will have been what was there originally. I raked the joints out a few months ago and have 't had time to get to pointing - some small plant life has appeared as there is a fair amount of soil in the wall . What would your course of action be ? Should I spray the wall with anything to kill off the growth and also do I need to pack the voids in stages to allow the mortar to not get too deep and stop it from curing ? And if doing it in stages how many days to leave between adding layers Cheers !!! Any advice is highly welcome ! -Eve
Thank you very much for watching! Get as much info from the supplier as possible, like care, temperature risks etc. Get the joints as deep as possible and clear out everything. Try to fully kill off & remove any foliage etc & always point the joint fully (in one go) and if you have any deep holes just add some stone so there’s not too much mortar! Like I say though, get as much info from the supplier as you do get different tolerances of lime, especially putty 👍
Me being a bit dim - would I be right in saying that the mortar mix is also going to depend on colour of existing surrounds? And the colour of the stones in the wall itself? Didn't realise it could get so technical! Said I was a bit dim!
Yes, you always want to match the surroundings. Luckily on this one it’s not conservation as if it was you normally have to provide a sample of pointing before doing the job to make sure it’s spot on! 👌Thanks for watching 👍
@@J.HarveyStonework I also recently realised quite how different the final colour can be depending on which producer of lime you buy. Was trying to match an existing recently done lime mortar, with the same mix (client had a note of the mix) and I could not get the same colour. Used the same lime as his original mix and hey presto, the correct colour came out. When compared the two powders side by side, I was very surprised how different they were, Secil was very grey when compared to the Saint Astier I ended up using.
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Really enjoyed that Josh nice relaxing job on a lovely day, and great information on the mixing👍
Thank you, glad you enjoyed mate 👍👍
Great video Josh., informative. Loved it.,
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Cracking vid Josh. Like a bit of pointing myself. Like sitting down on top of steps or chair or on a old beer crate on the lower section just chilling and pointing. Top job.👍👍👍
Thank you Paul! Yes me too, was never a fan of pointing when I started out but now I really enjoy the chilled days! Good to rest your body up! 🤣👍
Lovely video indeed and I loved the dustpan tip! Why didn't I think of that before! Thank you!👍🏼😀
Got to use what you got sometimes! 🤣 Thank you for watching Elizabeth! 👍
Hi Josh! You did a nice job cleaning up the stones before doing the pointing. Its very interesting watching the process! Till next time have a great day!🙏😁🖐
Thank you Linda! Glad your enjoying! 👍👍
Great video Josh and Cam Cam. Getting it right in can be fun. Weather hopefully staying higher for a while.
🤣 Thanks Simon, yes mate fingers crossed! 👍👍
Holymoly, that is a big job packing all those joints.
Thx for the video ! And inspiration ;)
Thank you for watching Hugo! 👍
Thanks ror vid. I recommend for you. Cut a finger trowel down to about 100 to 125mm. Get a 10,and 8mm width ones. . Better for your hand. But its up to you to try
Looking good mate. I have a question regarding some of the deeper joints between some of the stones. Some of these look to be 6 inches deep and look to be hollow behind the stone.
How to you fill these up? Do you remove the stone and put mortar behind it?
Thank you for watching. Yes take out the stone and clear out, relay & repoint 👍
Great stuff, thanks for posting. I have a stone fireplace in the bq kyard that needs repointing. Any advice on cleaning the soot off the stones? Thanks again
Thanks for watching. Give it a good scrub with a hard brush. If that doesn’t work, try a simple watered down washing detergent mix or I think you can actually buy soot remover for stone but I don’t know if it’s any good.
Amazing videos and I do also enjoy all the chit chat ha , very informative - I am cleaning and repointing my garden stone wall that was pointed with cement and looked dull and ugly - some joints unfortunately are so deep I can squeeze my whole hand in !!
I chose Ready mixed lime putty (from Ty Mawr lime) to repoint as this will have been what was there originally.
I raked the joints out a few months ago and have 't had time to get to pointing - some small plant life has appeared as there is a fair amount of soil in the wall .
What would your course of action be ? Should I spray the wall with anything to kill off the growth and also do I need to pack the voids in stages to allow the mortar to not get too deep and stop it from curing ? And if doing it in stages how many days to leave between adding layers
Cheers !!! Any advice is highly welcome !
-Eve
Thank you very much for watching! Get as much info from the supplier as possible, like care, temperature risks etc. Get the joints as deep as possible and clear out everything. Try to fully kill off & remove any foliage etc & always point the joint fully (in one go) and if you have any deep holes just add some stone so there’s not too much mortar! Like I say though, get as much info from the supplier as you do get different tolerances of lime, especially putty 👍
Excelente video muy hermoso trabajo saludos 👌🏻 💪 👊
Thank you Vianka! 👍
Me being a bit dim - would I be right in saying that the mortar mix is also going to depend on colour of existing surrounds? And the colour of the stones in the wall itself? Didn't realise it could get so technical! Said I was a bit dim!
Yes, you always want to match the surroundings. Luckily on this one it’s not conservation as if it was you normally have to provide a sample of pointing before doing the job to make sure it’s spot on! 👌Thanks for watching 👍
I use lime mortar quite a bit and yes it's affected by background like existing mortar in the wall, dampness in wall, etc.
@@J.HarveyStonework I also recently realised quite how different the final colour can be depending on which producer of lime you buy. Was trying to match an existing recently done lime mortar, with the same mix (client had a note of the mix) and I could not get the same colour. Used the same lime as his original mix and hey presto, the correct colour came out. When compared the two powders side by side, I was very surprised how different they were, Secil was very grey when compared to the Saint Astier I ended up using.
Josh no cement ?
No, just a 3/1 nhl
@@J.HarveyStonework yes thanks mate, i realised i have to let the wall breathe, doing a 17 century cottage,
thanks buddy.
Sounds amazing, enjoy!
What is ginger sand please mate? Ta
The same as general building sand but just ginger in colour. Thanks for watching Paul 👍
It's crushed sandstone, common in south Somerset, I think it's ham stone.
Use a hawk and a pointing key I would point that in a day 😂
Good for you sir 👍
No you wouldn't and you know it😅😅😅
QUESTION: Have you ever considered using a mortar gun instead of a hock?
Not with lime as I don’t like it too wet and have found it hard work if the mortar isn’t wet when using a gun.
Pointing gun!!
Mate this is constructive criticism..I like watching ur work but ur introduction goes on forever .
No worries Neil, my videos vary. I like to show real and honest content, trying to cover as much as I can in each video! Thank you for watching 👍
Take tou a year to point that whole bloody wall
Only a week 😉
@@J.HarveyStoneworka week I would point that in a day lol😂
Good for you 👍
You would be alot faster with a pointing m8 honestly try it you won't go back!!
I’ve got one mate, I just can’t get on with them! Also doesn’t help when not cleaned properly 🤣 Thank you for watching! 👍👍
If your using lime also add plastiser mix with a paddle mixer and obviously keep the gun clean 😉
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very very hard and boring job! find any brilliant way!
Can get tedious, but nice when you haven’t done one for a good while! Thanks for watching 👍
cant beat a bit of ginger. tidy as per lad
👌 Thanks for watching mate! 👍