I used this method on several rock foundations and always got good results. Also used it on my new foundation, which is cement blocks before painting. We are pleased with the results. RJ ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:03 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tuck Pointing?
This sounds to me like a parging mixture intended to cover old concrete. I am guessing the function of the salt and the soap flakes is to help the stuff stick to the old concrete. Quarter of a cup of rock salt in a couple of cubic feet of cement isn't much and I notice there isn't any aggregate. This is more or less a lime whitewash. I wonder how well it stays on? ----- Original Message ----- From: Max Robinson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tuck Pointing? Won't moisture leach away the salt after a while? Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "RJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tuck Pointing? > 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: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > 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] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.2/1562 - Release Date: 7/19/2008 2:01 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
