finally a real tradesman who actually knows and understands the forgotten art of tuckpointing i have watched a lot of videos today and you are the only person that can actually tuckpoint after 40 years of bricklaying and restoration work i have no hesitation in recommending that people watch your videos and employ you for their projects
Lovely to see. I served my time between 81 and 84, the last indendured lads in our area. We weren't shown this but I have often seen it and wondered how it is done. Nice use of a bit of threshold trim!
Great to see this done as I never did this as an apprentice in London. I served my time a year behind you 82-85 Left the trowel in 1988. Too boring for me. Only ever rarely pick up a trowel if working on my own property now. Was googling something else and happened to see this. Great great craftsmanship if you have the patience. The tedium would do my head in now.
Mate, I loved watching this video, I've attempted tuck pointing a few times but was unaware (more likely never noticed) the tuck iron. I wish I'd seen this years ago....Brilliant.
Great job mate, Theres always a bit of tuck pointing work in the older suburbs of Perth WA. thanks for showing me how to do it. as there's not many tradies who can do it here.
i live on the south coast when we price up pointing jobs its £25m2 for round joint around £50 m2 for weather struck. i have never done this but think it would be £100+ m2 amazing job well done
My dads friend did every wall on his house a different bond and then pointed every wall in a different colour and style, his wife said it took forever, and as a brickie he needed 2 labourers to keep up with him
@benny5825 Stopping is 3 parts brick sand to 1 lime. @1964tonyp Mortar recipe above. Colouring can be done with pigments or brick dust. The tuck is slaked lime putty + silica or marble dust.
Looks quality. 10 Downing Street is tuck pointed, but if you want a closer look (because you are not allowed near No. 10), then head to Langams Brasserie in W1. You can see it close up.
They're not really damaged bricks, just not quuite as "sqare" and tightly packed as the finished job gives the impresion they are. You are correct - the grove is cut simply to take the lime putty = otherwise it would stand proud (and be easily knocked off). Thanks for watching.
Hello Tim, im a fellow tradesman. Id love to give this a attempt, my auntie has the perfect wall to try on. My biggest struggle is to find out at what stage the putty is to be applied. Is the fresh mortar/lime green or set? I cant find this info anywhere
@@lduggan90 please see the comments. I am NOT the very skilled tuckpointer seen here. I didn't even film the video. I simply edited it. You'll need to contact David.
Tim can you please please help me mate? I've watched this video dozens of times and really really want to know where do I get a tuck iron from? Can't find them absolutely anywhere
wow, thats looks really good. Is the red mortar just to blend in with the brick and fill in all the damaged edges, then the cut in that is just used to hold the putty in place?
A great vid, short, informative. There is a lot more to it though and it is even harder than it looks. Love the traditional methods, although I see you are using a blade rather than a frenchman which doesn't matter. Still nice results
The art is getting the right amount of red oxide. I measure the weight of the oxide. Sand is 3 times the density of the lime. I use a cup of sand to half a cup of lime (some say use a ratio of 3:1) to 25gm oxide as a starting point
@@dennisseverin4982 where do I buy the red oxide in U.K.? So 3 sand (building sand ) 1 nhl 3.5 cups full then 25g of red oxide is that correct ?Thank you for your response
@@supertrowel1 Firstly don't use building sand (which has clay in it), just white washed sand. The amount of oxide depends on the colour of the bricks, I find it always looks better to be just darker than lighter than the brick colour. In Australia nearly every hardware shop sells red oxide but Dulux manufactures Avista, who have a range of twenty odd colours. BTW, the red oxide is not the lead variant in ancient paints
Please is there anything you can do for my house? A cowboy builder raked out carelessly and chipped and gashed facing bricks.. Then sand and cement "weather struck" jointing was slapped and smeared over brick faces. Many bricks will need to be replaced with matching, I have approached specialist brick companies i.e York Hand Made. House was built in 1930s. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP.
Thanks all for your comments. It is very good work. Please direct any questions to David (link in the description). I know nothing - I just edited the film!
Wouldn't say it's the finest tuck pointing example out there, but nice job, slightly ragged down the edges and the perps cross over the beds slightly too much, check out Gerard Lynch (Red Mason. Co. Uk) for some great courses and books etc, he's a world renowned Brick Mason and an excellent tutor/craftsmen. Well done on the tuck point.
@stanmanjam it was purely an opinion due to the fact that the jobs very slow, time consuming & basically, you're pointing it twice (double the materials, double the time). what is the average rate per square metre for pointing in england? i was of the idea it cost around £20 - £25 ..did'nt mean for that £70 to come across as a matter of fact. i was asking & left out the question mark bla bla bla
Finally, someone who actually knows what tuck pointing is and puts on a nice presentation. Nicely done craftsmanship.
As a bricklayer I got so much respect for people with this skill.
That's the best tuck pointing video I've seen. Lovely work and brilliantly displayed.
13 years later - bloody brilliant mate
finally a real tradesman who actually knows and understands the forgotten art of tuckpointing
i have watched a lot of videos today and you are the only person that can actually tuckpoint
after 40 years of bricklaying and restoration work i have no hesitation in recommending that people watch your videos and employ you for their projects
call me a sad old git but i could watch this guy and his tuck pointing all day.
Sad old git
Even after 14 years, it holds good to watch and learn the technic !
13 years ago & I just found it. Subscribed 👍
Detailing to this degree is amazing. Most cost a fortune but the effort is beyond.
Thanks Tim. I can see why it was so popular! It is somehow very satisfying to see an expert doing a good job.
Yes, that and David explains it in no-nonsense laymen's terms
Brilliant mate... Old Bricklayer here... thanks for showing everyone your skill and knowledge
One tradesman to another, great work 👌🏻
Easily the best video on this.
wow im 13 years late to the party ,i sometimes see pointing with lines in it and wondered what that were all about brilliant thank you
Wow i've been a bricklayer for over 30yrs but have learnt something new from this👍 i'm going to be scrutinising Georgian buildings from now on!🧐
You make it look and sound easy with your modesty. Respect to you sir👍
That's beautiful i know I'm a builder for past 40 plus years
I have been looking for Sunday lunches in this brickwork!
This may be the only video on TH-cam that actually shows tuckpointing
Very skilled craftsman.Always wondered how it was done .Thank you.
Excellent craftsmanship..
Finally. Proper demonstration
Great to see a true tradesman at work! Love that!
Lovely to see. I served my time between 81 and 84, the last indendured lads in our area.
We weren't shown this but I have often seen it and wondered how it is done.
Nice use of a bit of threshold trim!
Great to see this done as I never did this as an apprentice in London. I served my time a year behind you 82-85 Left the trowel in 1988. Too boring for me. Only ever rarely pick up a trowel if working on my own property now. Was googling something else and happened to see this. Great great craftsmanship if you have the patience. The tedium would do my head in now.
Fabulous work😍
True craftsman at work, it’s a joy to watch.
Really good short tutorial on tuck pointing. Thumbs up !!
Now that’s some fantastic looking pointing.😊
Nice to see a pro at work. Great job.
Excellent craftsmanship 👌
Always wondered how it was done.
Beautiful. Always a pleasure to watch a craftsman.
spot on ,did it for my advanced craft brickwork in 1976,sadly only did a couple of small jobs after
Tremendous skill and you can see that this guy is a professional as he takes time to explain his trade ..nice finish
Unbelievable skill what a job brilliantly done and unbelivable finish well done
Impressive work! That's the meaning of craftsmanship!
Mate, I loved watching this video, I've attempted tuck pointing a few times but was unaware (more likely never noticed) the tuck iron. I wish I'd seen this years ago....Brilliant.
Beautiful work Tim. You are a master.
Great video on tuck pointing
Absolutely lovely job well done mate.
Great job mate, Theres always a bit of tuck pointing work in the older suburbs of Perth WA. thanks for showing me how to do it. as there's not many tradies who can do it here.
Lovely Job...
Fantastic skill bud. This needs to be passed on to the next generation of tuck pointers. I'd love to learn how to do this skill or at least master it.
An excellent example of real tuckpopinting, some of us Italian yanks actually know how to that and ruled raised ribbons too. Bravo!
i live on the south coast when we price up pointing jobs its £25m2 for round joint around £50 m2 for weather struck. i have never done this but think it would be £100+ m2 amazing job well done
Lovely jubbly. Been hunting for this VDO.😁😀😜🥰
That’s incredible, a proper job!
Outstanding work mate!
I had to look through so many videos of people globing on mortar indiscriminately before finally finding this one lol
No words other than the best your see well done 👏 👌👍
I entirely agree. Thanks for your kind words.
never done it before, well done awesome job
Beautiful job.
Very nice work!
Looks spectacular. Extra work. But very clean job
Wow! That's work intensive! (But it looks lovely.)
Thats a great piece of work there mate.
Bloody awesome job. Thanks AM
My dads friend did every wall on his house a different bond and then pointed every wall in a different colour and style, his wife said it took forever, and as a brickie he needed 2 labourers to keep up with him
Nice one mate. Top Job 👍👍👍
@benny5825 Stopping is 3 parts brick sand to 1 lime.
@1964tonyp Mortar recipe above. Colouring can be done with pigments or brick dust. The tuck is slaked lime putty + silica or marble dust.
Can you use a fine sand instead for the tuck added to the putty
Wow that looks so nice.
That's a lovley job lad.
Are you using lime with red dye or sand and cement?
Excellant work from one mason to another
Looks quality. 10 Downing Street is tuck pointed, but if you want a closer look (because you are not allowed near No. 10), then head to Langams Brasserie in W1. You can see it close up.
This is great. Whats the first mortar mix? How do you get the red colour?
Looks Mint...
Brilliant craftsmanship
They're not really damaged bricks, just not quuite as "sqare" and tightly packed as the finished job gives the impresion they are. You are correct - the grove is cut simply to take the lime putty = otherwise it would stand proud (and be easily knocked off). Thanks for watching.
Hello Tim, im a fellow tradesman. Id love to give this a attempt, my auntie has the perfect wall to try on. My biggest struggle is to find out at what stage the putty is to be applied. Is the fresh mortar/lime green or set? I cant find this info anywhere
@@lduggan90 please see the comments. I am NOT the very skilled tuckpointer seen here. I didn't even film the video. I simply edited it. You'll need to contact David.
Great job. I love it.
How do you get the stopping mortar the same colour as the brick?
Awesome job, I'd love to try that at home.
Whats the lime putty mix?
Any videos of colour washing before the ribbon goes on?
What’s the mix ratio for red mortar? Is it lime or cement?
Tim can you please please help me mate? I've watched this video dozens of times and really really want to know where do I get a tuck iron from? Can't find them absolutely anywhere
Sorry I can't help. I only put the video together - I'm not a bricklayer/pointer.
Speedex Australia £30 tuck iron
Good heavens, it’s excellent but labour must have been cheap back in those times.
Good to see quality tradesmen still exist! Tuck pointing is a dying art
Great job watched it on Andy Pali video
What's the mix for the white putty. Beautiful work
wow, thats looks really good. Is the red mortar just to blend in with the brick and fill in all the damaged edges, then the cut in that is just used to hold the putty in place?
Which product is the best to match the brick colour?
brilliant, How much is it square metre?
All the brickwork in St Pancras station is tuck pointed, absolutely stunning achievement.
A great vid, short, informative. There is a lot more to it though and it is even harder than it looks. Love the traditional methods, although I see you are using a blade rather than a frenchman which doesn't matter. Still nice results
How do you make the red mortar ? I have some corroded bricks I would like to fill and make look like bricks again any help appreciated
You'l need to contact David. I just edited the film and know nothing about the process other than what's shown here. Sorry. but thanks for watching.
The art is getting the right amount of red oxide. I measure the weight of the oxide. Sand is 3 times the density of the lime. I use a cup of sand to half a cup of lime (some say use a ratio of 3:1) to 25gm oxide as a starting point
@@dennisseverin4982 where do I buy the red oxide in U.K.? So 3 sand (building sand ) 1 nhl 3.5 cups full then 25g of red oxide is that correct ?Thank you for your response
@@supertrowel1 Firstly don't use building sand (which has clay in it), just white washed sand. The amount of oxide depends on the colour of the bricks, I find it always looks better to be just darker than lighter than the brick colour. In Australia nearly every hardware shop sells red oxide but Dulux manufactures Avista, who have a range of twenty odd colours. BTW, the red oxide is not the lead variant in ancient paints
Hi how are u? did you use lime putty and sand ?
Hi , Great video , very educational . What is the mortar mix.
Please is there anything you can do for my house? A cowboy builder raked out carelessly and chipped and gashed facing bricks.. Then sand and cement "weather struck" jointing was slapped and smeared over brick faces. Many bricks will need to be replaced with matching, I have approached specialist brick companies i.e York Hand Made. House was built in 1930s. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP.
Top job, lovely bit of pointing there are still some of us left lol
I tried to explain to daughter. Sometimes the owner is the only one willing to go this far. Prices are high. Unless you do it youself
@@jeromeduffy9270 how high ?
@@hbpw857 Labor is extremely expensive. Labor intensive job. Do the math
@@jeromeduffy9270 i would love to see someone try and attempt this this ain’t no diy
@@hbpw857 maybe not. But the value of seeing it done properly. Then apply those techniques to your job. Nit fast . But good enough
Thanks all for your comments. It is very good work. Please direct any questions to David (link in the description). I know nothing - I just edited the film!
Can’t beat it needs to come back into modern architecture!!
Wouldn't say it's the finest tuck pointing example out there, but nice job, slightly ragged down the edges and the perps cross over the beds slightly too much, check out Gerard Lynch (Red Mason. Co. Uk) for some great courses and books etc, he's a world renowned Brick Mason and an excellent tutor/craftsmen. Well done on the tuck point.
@TheDjtreak
I've no idea how much David charges for thsi. the video certainly doesn't say anything about cosr - where did you get that from?
Five quid a meter do you do a good job for that price it sounds really cheap for a professional finish.
Hi my white chalk line on my tuckpointed bricks falls of. I have been told its due to salt ?
one more thing, what do you use to clean the old bricks up with?
wow Tim you should be very proud
@stanmanjam it was purely an opinion due to the fact that the jobs very slow, time consuming & basically, you're pointing it twice (double the materials, double the time). what is the average rate per square metre for pointing in england? i was of the idea it cost around £20 - £25 ..did'nt mean for that £70 to come across as a matter of fact. i was asking & left out the question mark bla bla bla
Whats the stopping mortar made of?
It looks very good.