Haven't got the slightest ideal what the plakes are for. But believe this formula works as well as the powder they sell in the store. RJ ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:54 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tuck Pointing?
what purpose do the ivory flakes perform? Is it for a wax component to the mix? Will this actually hold back leaks? On Mon, 21 Jul 2008, RJ wrote: > Years ago, a old cement man told me how to solve this problem with little expense. The recipe when something like this. A bag of white cement, 1/4 cup of rock salt, and 1/3 cup of Ivory flakes. Put the salt and ivory flakes in a 5 gallon bucket, 1/3 full of water , dissolving the salt and soap and add the cement to make a thick pancake like batter, spreading it on with a wallpaper brush. I just purchased a rental and the city code enforcer was going to condemn the building if I didn't repair the foundation. Had it done in a day. > RJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dan Rossi > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:46 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Tuck Pointing? > > > Yep, tuck pointing is when they grind out the mortar between bricks and > then pack in new mortar. It is a very labor intensive job, messy, and > none too cheap. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
