POINTING

Special mortar finishing work is done to the exposed joints Instead of plastering whole surface of the masonry. It is called pointing. It consists of raking the joints to a depth of 10 mm to 20 mm and filling it with richer mortar mixes. Pointing mix used is 1: 2 in case of lime mortar and mortar pointing mix used is 1 : 3 in case of cement. Ideally Pointing is suited for stone masonry because stones are having attractive colours and good resistance to penetration by water. To weaker part of masonry pointing gives perfection (For example : to joints) and it adds to aesthetic view of the masonry.

The Given table gives the similarity between plastering and pointing.

                  Comparison between plastering and pointing