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Always thought a brick wall needed a full day to set before you could point it.
Read a study from the Masonry Institute that said you can point after just 4 hours if the mix and weather are right. Anyone ever try pointing that early on a job?
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corar785mo ago
Four hours? Did they test that in a real summer or just in some lab? I've seen mortar that was still soft at lunchtime on a humid day. The idea of pointing that early feels like asking for trouble, like trying to write your name in wet concrete.
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jason_fisher45mo ago
I used to agree with you until I worked on a project in Phoenix last July. We pointed a south facing wall after five hours and it held up fine. The key was using a rapid set mortar mix and keeping the bricks shaded before we started.
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