What is Pointing and its types.

POINTING :-

Brick wall  joints are raked for 20mm depth and it is cleaned and kept wet for 2 days.
Mix is generally made in requared proportion like 1:2 , 1:3.  after that we applied the mortar on raked brick wall. Extra mortar comes from joints during pointing is removed smoothly that it shows good appearance. And cured these for 7 days.


Types of Pointings :-


1). Flush Pointing :- This is the simplest pointing in this we press the mortar in the raked joints and level the mortar in the level of bricks edges.

2). Ruled Pointing :- In this pointing mortar is pressed in the clean and dry joint. A tool used to make a groove is made up of steel. Groove size should be 5-6mm deep along a center line joint.
Its mean joint shoud be V shaped. and same processes is applied in the vertical joint.

3). Trunk or Weather pointing :-  The mortar is pressed in the raked joint with with a tool so that the joint is sloping from top to bottom. and the vertical joints are filled like as Ruled Pointing.

4). Raised or Trucked Pointing :- In this pointing mortar pressed in the raked joint are in excess amount to make a Bands. Generally Band are 6mm raised and 10mm wide.