Pointing: Recent developmeents in the Netherlands
conference paper
Clay brick has been used in The Netherlands ever since the end of the twelveth century. Tooling the
laying mortar was the normal method offinishing masonry up to about 1750. Toen, maybe in an attempt
to minimize the need ofrepair in an early stage, pointing was developed. Apparently, the new technique
was successful since pointing became the only method of finishing masonry in The Netherlands after
about 1850. Of course, both techniques have their benefits and backdraws. See table 1.
laying mortar was the normal method offinishing masonry up to about 1750. Toen, maybe in an attempt
to minimize the need ofrepair in an early stage, pointing was developed. Apparently, the new technique
was successful since pointing became the only method of finishing masonry in The Netherlands after
about 1850. Of course, both techniques have their benefits and backdraws. See table 1.
Topics
TNO Identifier
979891
Source title
Proceedings of the BRE-seminar on 'Mortars Garston, England, 5 June, 1997
Pages
1-7
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