Point (brickwork) with coloured mortar so as to have a narrow groove which is filled with fine white lime putty allowed to project slightly.
the underlying brick was tuck-pointed and natural wood window frames installed
the chimney needed tuck-pointing
Example sentencesExamples
- We have had our walls regularly tuck-pointed and the bay ground out and repointed, but it hasn't solved the problem.
- The brick walls were sand blasted and tuck-pointed on the inside.
- The house outside my window needs to be tuck-pointed.
- The brick has been tuck-pointed, windows have been restored, and some window framing was replaced.
- Repairing cracked mortar is called tuck-pointing.