what purpose do the ivory flakes perform? Is it for a wax component to the mix? Will this actually hold back leaks? On Mon, 21 Jul 2008, RJ wrote:
> Years ago, a old cement man told me how to solve this problem with little > expense. The recipe when something like this. A bag of white cement, 1/4 cup > of rock salt, and 1/3 cup of Ivory flakes. Put the salt and ivory flakes in > a 5 gallon bucket, 1/3 full of water , dissolving the salt and soap and add > the cement to make a thick pancake like batter, spreading it on with a > wallpaper brush. I just purchased a rental and the city code enforcer was > going to condemn the building if I didn't repair the foundation. Had it done > in a day. > RJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dan Rossi > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:46 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tuck Pointing? > > > Yep, tuck pointing is when they grind out the mortar between bricks and > then pack in new mortar. It is a very labor intensive job, messy, and > none too cheap. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
