Tuckpointing - 3

Earlier in the spring when the weather was bad, the masons called. It was hard for them to do outside work because of the weather. He had previously estimated all the work we need. Knowing that we need some foundation work in the basement, he asked if we were ready to go. He'd give us a discount so he could be inside and keep busy during the bad weather.

Everything had to get moved to the center of the basement and covered to try to minimize dust getting into everything. We primarily used the basement for storage. There's really no reason to turn this into finished living space.

Once everything was moved to the center of the room, then they went to town.

The photos show the work in progress. The joints have been cleaned out and some of the new mortar is in place.