{"id":4114,"date":"2015-04-28T11:08:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T15:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrrc-ch.org\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2015-04-28T11:08:48","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T15:08:48","slug":"look-of-new-mortar-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrrc-ch.org\/?p=4114","title":{"rendered":"“Look” of new mortar important"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most common questions people have when preparing to tuckpoint<\/strong> (replacing\u00a0deteriorated mortar between bricks) is how to make the\u00a0new mortar look similar to the\u00a0“sound” mortar already in the joints. While professionals may make their own mortar mix (from cement or lime, plus sand other ingredients), most homeowners doing small tuckpointing projects will find it easiest to buy a bag of\u00a0pre-mixed “mortar mix” from\u00a0their local hardware or\u00a0building supply store. You just combine it with water according to the package directions\u00a0until\u00a0the mixture is\u00a0creamy, but not drippy \u2013 a consistency similar to oatmeal.<\/p>\n

However, mortar mix is gray in color, rather than the reddish, brown, or yellow hue found on many houses in Northeastern Ohio. How\u00a0do you match the mortar color on your home?<\/p>\n

Mortar paint tints,<\/strong> available at most hardware stores, can be added\u00a0when you are\u00a0blending your\u00a0mortar mix and water. Producing the right color may take a combination of tints (and\u00a0will\u00a0ultimately be more of an art than a science). Mix up a small amount of tinted mortar as a test, apply it to an inconspicuous\u00a0place on your house, and let it dry. If the color is not satisfactory, adjust the tint combination and try another test batch. You may not be able to match the existing mortar exactly, but you want a color similar enough that\u00a0the repaired areas won’t be noticeable.<\/p>\n

You also want to pay attention\u00a0to how the\u00a0original mortar was finished.\u00a0Note the depth\u00a0of the joints created by the bricklayer, and any special ways the mortar was “tooled” (smoothed out with a tuckpointing trowel after it has begun to set up). Again, your goal is to match the existing joints as closely as possible.<\/p>\n

Homeowners who want to learn more are encouraged to sign up for our hands-on “Tuckpointing” workshop<\/strong> at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 19th.\u00a0Reservations are required; email pwetherill@hrrc-ch.org<\/a>, or call (216) 381-6100, ext. 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the most common questions people have when preparing to tuckpoint (replacing\u00a0deteriorated mortar between bricks) is how to make the\u00a0new mortar look similar to the\u00a0“sound” mortar already in the joints. While professionals may make their own mortar mix (from cement or lime, plus sand other ingredients), most homeowners doing small tuckpointing projects will find […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-repair-tips"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrrc-ch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrrc-ch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrrc-ch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrrc-ch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrrc-ch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hrrc-ch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrrc-ch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrrc-ch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrrc-ch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}