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by Jimmyjack
Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:53 am
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Re-pointing
Replies: 3
Views: 3189

Re-pointing

Posted a reply with quote yesterday but not sure where it is. Thank you for your response but I fear my post has been misinterpreted. The agreement was to remove perished strap pointing and then replace. The tradesman replaced only some of what he removed, stating that the silicone will do the job o...
by Jimmyjack
Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:23 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Re-pointing
Replies: 3
Views: 3189

Re: repointing

Sounds like he fulfilled his contract as stated, if you wanted the entire wall repointed you should have said so. The agreement was to reinstate removed pointing, not to reinstate some of the removed pointing. Accepting quotes can sometimes be based on the particular details I am sure you will agre...
by Jimmyjack
Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:35 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Re-pointing
Replies: 3
Views: 3189

Re-pointing

A tradesman has recently worked on a penetrating damp problem I had in a Victorian sandstone house. The damp was caused by a leaking gutter. He stopped the leak, removed the perished surface sandstone and pointing and treated the surface with a silicone spray. He only re-pointed part of the wall (hi...
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