How is this called in English

[Justme Igor]

Three weeks from now i am going to get rid (demolish) of my old outer walls and i hired a old fashioned bricklayer to redo my whole house in the old style.
Meaning getting back the monumental brick walls but new instead of old cracked repaired ect.
But the "thingy" in between the bricks, how is that called in English, and to be more specific how is it called what i want:
See video.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXMBaJuUzrw&t=5s

Yes i can do and did some of this "thingy" but not this "thingy" in the vid.
A name of the "thingy" so i can search for some instruction vids would be very welcome....
This is no ordinary "thingy" with no ordinary mortar and stuff.

In dutch it would be called a "knip voeg" so not a "snij voeg" those two are pretty similar/ look a like
I really hope there is someone that has some understanding about the finishing "art" of brickwork, or if i may really hope: some "old master in the trade"
In the past i did some "thingy" but not this......

With best regards
Igor K

 

[Rob Manchester]

Hello Igor,

Are you asking about the different joints used between the bricks ? ......like here Joint types

How old is your house and does it have cavity walls ( with space between the two brick layers ) ?

If you are hiring a bricklayer would he be doing this for you ?

Rob
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[Martin Wynne]

Hi Igor,

The process of filling and repairing the joints between old bricks is called "pointing".

There are various styles of raised and recessed pointing. If you Google for "raised pointing" you will find lots of images and videos. Sorry I don't know the name for the specific style in your video, although I have heard something like that called "grapevine" pointing.

If you are asking about the various styles of arranging the rows of bricks, that is called "brick bonding". There are many styles of brick "bond".

cheers,

Martin.

 

[Martin Wynne]

Hi Igor,

This is called Tuck Pointing:

See also: https://www.historicbrickpointing.co.uk/

Many special tools for pointing:

https://www.google.com/search?q=bri...hUKEwjXmpSN6eT4AhU8S0EAHT18BCAQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA

Martin.

 

[Pierre]

Three weeks from now i am going to get rid (demolish) of my old outer walls and i hired a old fashioned bricklayer to redo my whole house in the old style.
Meaning getting back the monumental brick walls but new instead of old cracked repaired ect.
But the "thingy" in between the bricks, how is that called in English, and to be more specific how is it called what i want:
See video.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXMBaJuUzrw&t=5s

Yes i can do and did some of this "thingy" but not this "thingy" in the vid.
A name of the "thingy" so i can search for some instruction vids would be very welcome....
This is no ordinary "thingy" with no ordinary mortar and stuff.

In dutch it would be called a "knip voeg" so not a "snij voeg" those two are pretty similar/ look a like
I really hope there is someone that has some understanding about the finishing "art" of brickwork, or if i may really hope: some "old master in the trade"
In the past i did some "thingy" but not this......

With best regards
Igor K

Hello Igor,

The "thingy" between the bricks is called mortar, in former times (long ago) it was made of lime and sand which over a long time tended to crumble away, modern mortar is made of cement which tends to be much more durable. The finish/style of the mortar between the bricks is called pointing, there are a number of styles of pointing, some of which are appropriate for historic buildings. Repairing the old crumbling mortar is called re-pointing.

Regards,

Pierre

 

[AndyB]

Hello Igor,

The "thingy" between the bricks is called mortar, in former times (long ago) it was made of lime and sand which over a long time tended to crumble away, modern mortar is made of cement which tends to be much more durable. The finish/style of the mortar between the bricks is called pointing, there are a number of styles of pointing, some of which are appropriate for historic buildings. Repairing the old crumbling mortar is called re-pointing.

Regards,

Pierre

Hi Pierre,

There is a fine balance between the strength of the mortar and the strength of the bricks. If the mortar is "too good" the bricks can break (don't ask me how I know )

Under a lot of stress it's better that the mortar loses adhesion with the brick before the brick shears.

Cheers,
Andy