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kurt couldnt load you examples by the massacre site anything i ought to specify with a tuckpointer before work begins re mortar mix color, sand size, sand grade,. shoud i use natural or portland cement mortar? if natural, oyster shell or limestone source? etc... is a mortar analysis necessary? who does this work? in you opinion, is the crack pattern development at a stage where there is cause for concern? where can you see the masonry being jacked up? which joints show problems? what is the best way to tuckpoint these lintel gaps? this is the tear out you reccommend cheers from the frigid torch environs Click to Enlarge 72.25 KB

kurt this lintel is painted. is there eidence of defects here? what types? its appearance is comprimised, yes? dont see any crack brick just the "stairstep" pattern of cracks along h/v mortat joints Is it worth saving? Click to Enlarge 9.42 KB Click to Enlarge 66.37 KB