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Grinding & Pointing

Restore deteriorated mortar joints with professional tuckpointing

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About This Service

Professional Grinding & Pointing in NYC

Mortar joints are the weak point in any masonry wall — exposed to freeze-thaw cycles, rain, and time, they eventually crack and crumble. Allstate Construction's grinding and pointing service removes deteriorated mortar and replaces it with new mortar that matches your building's original profile, color and composition.

The Allstate Difference

Our pointing crews use only diamond cup grinders and oscillating tools — never chisels. We carry mortar color samples from 12 manufacturers to ensure a perfect match.

What's Included

Our Grinding & Pointing Services

Mortar joint grinding (angle grinder & oscillating tool)
Tuckpointing (traditional two-color pointing)
Repointing with color-matched mortar
Lime mortar repointing for historic buildings
Joint tooling to match original profile (concave, flush, weathered)
Brick face cleaning after pointing
Expansion joint installation
Sealant application over joints
Efflorescence treatment before repointing
NYC Local Law 11 / FISP repointing

Our Process

How We Handle Your Grinding & Pointing Project

Step by step — from first contact to finished job

Joint Inspection

We test mortar hardness and depth of deterioration to determine grinding depth needed.

Grinding

Old mortar removed to minimum ¾" depth — deeper if deterioration requires. Never damage brick face.

Mortar Matching

We mix mortar to match existing in color, texture, and composition (Type S or N).

Pointing & Tooling

New mortar packed in lifts, tooled to original profile, and allowed to cure properly.

FAQs

Common Questions About Grinding & Pointing

Repointing fills joints with matching mortar. Tuckpointing uses two colors — a base color matching the brick, with a thin contrasting line — a traditional decorative technique.

Angle grinders remove only mortar without impacting brick faces. Chisels can crack, chip or spall brick — especially important on older NYC buildings.

We test your existing mortar hardness. Soft historic brick requires soft lime mortar (Type O or N). Hard modern brick uses Type S. Wrong mortar destroys brick.