So what if they paid for repointing the facade or the new upholstery or acoustic tiles. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2011)
It seems that, along with this, there is some repointing to be done. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The building is over 100 years old in some places and one of the principal needs is repointing. ❋ Jacqueline Trescott (2011)
If one does want to paint after repointing, masons suggest waiting three or four months, even a year, before painting to give the mortar, especially lime mortar, a period to cure. ❋ Unknown (2010)
For repointing, cost is usually determined by square footage, plus logistics such as whether scaffolding is required and whether the joints are tight or standard width. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The Shearers paid about $22,000 for all masonry, paint removal and lintel repair work, including the alley face and some light facade repointing. ❋ Unknown (2010)
An all-brick detached house on a corner lot recently cost about $34,000 for an extensive repointing job, said owner Marie Spiro of Capitol Hill. ❋ Unknown (2010)
(A good repointing job lasts about 50 years, masons say.) "A building is happier unpainted," Vaughan said. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Sometimes a bad repointing job will cause mortar to crumble, or decades of weather or shaking from the rumble of passing trolleys damages the brick, masons say. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The Shearers saw that mason Mark Vaughan of Vaughan Restoration was repointing Robert E. Lee's boyhood home in Alexandria, not far from their house, and Russell figured that meant he could take care of the myriad ailments of the brick at their home. ❋ Unknown (2010)
They also discovered that a prior job of repointing, a process in which the old mortar is cut out and replaced, had been done poorly and with too much Portland cement. ❋ Unknown (2010)
This means we get to see the stones and pipes that where previously hidden - some repointing is unfortunatly needed here as there is a bit of a crack and stuff here. ❋ Unknown (2008)
In the north, the city of Harbin is working to save Russian-influenced stone and wood buildings from the early 20th century, repointing brickwork and reaffixing frieze-work facades. ❋ Unknown (2008)
China's northern metropolis, Harbin, is working to save early 20th-century, Russian-influenced stone and wood buildings, repointing brickwork and reaffixing frieze-work facades. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Any surface train journey through London will show a panorama of sagging roofs, bulging walls, derelict gardens and add-on structures, filthy brickwork desperate for repointing, rotting door and window frames... ❋ Unknown (2007)
Valuable paintings and tapestries are in need of restoration; wooden ceiling beams, carved six centuries ago, are being attacked by insects; and exterior stone walls are long past their best-by date for repointing. ❋ Unknown (2007)
We recovered the fragments during a repointing of these rubble sections. ❋ Unknown (2003)
While repointing the wall between corridor XLI and room XLIII, they found an ancient trowel embedded in the ancient mortar. ❋ Unknown (2003)
