Introduction To flush pointing
About This course
This one day practical introduction to flush pointing is a pre-requisite to the two day flush pointing course, the aim of this course is to give students a foundational understanding of the skills required in order become a flush pointer and instruct students in the history and theory of the craft. This introductory will help students acquire the necessary skills to succeed in the subsequent 2 day course and build a solid foundation and allow for a smoother transition onto the next level, it also allows the trainer to assess the skill level of the student.
Note: we highly recommend that non experienced individuals book the introductory before booking the 2 day flush pointing course.
Introduction To Weather Struck Pointing
About This Course
This one day practical introduction to weather struck pointing is a pre-requisite to the 3 day weather struck pointing course, the aim of this course is to give students a foundational understanding of the skills required in order become a weather struck pointer and instruct students in the history and theory of the craft. This introductory will help students acquire the necessary skills to succeed in the subsequent 3 day course and build a solid foundation and allow for a smoother transition onto the next level, it also allows the trainer to assess the skill level of the student.
Note: we highly recommend that non experienced individuals book the introductory before booking the 3 day weather struck pointing course.
Two day Flush Pointing
About This Course
This two day professionally tutored course that builds on the introductory, will cover how to make colour washes, prepping the brickwork joint ready for pointing, applying the lime mortar with a hawk and slasher and finishing off the mortar joints, Lime mortar mixes and theory related to the craft and providing the students with the necessary knowledge and awareness of the damage that can be caused by ill-considered tools and application of inappropriate materials on period and historic buildings. Flush pointing is finished level to the brick faces and dates back centuries to Roman times and is a very common pointing profile used a lot for heritage work. Students that happen to progress quickly on the course can use time left to practice other pointing styles, such as birds beak or weather struck.
Three Day Weather struck Pointing
This three day professionally tutored course that builds on the introductory, will cover how to make colour washes, prepping the brickwork joint ready for pointing, applying the lime mortar with a hawk and pointing trowel or small tool and finishing off the joints, Lime mortar mixes and theory related to the craft and providing the students with the necessary knowledge and awareness of the damage that can be caused by ill-considered tools and application of inappropriate materials on period and historic buildings. Weather struck pointing dating from the 19th century and most common in civil engineering work, this profile is formed by compressing the top portion of the joint more than the lower, inclining the blade of the trowel or jointer as the joint is finished in a one-direction stroke. This causes the upper edge of the joint to come slightly in from the ariss of the lower bricks and never protruding. The perpends, which are struck first are sloped from left to right to angle it flush to the neighbouring brick, the bed joints are cut using a specialist tool known as a frenchman, which we will cover how to make. Students that happen to progress quickly on the course can use the time left to practice variations of the weather struck such as (advanced weather struck) or double struck, also known as (birds beak)
