I finally got my first tuck pointing job done without any callbacks

I've been bricking for about 2 years now and tuck pointing always scared me, but last week I finished a whole wall at a house on Oak Street and the owner even complimented the matching color. Has anyone else struggled with getting the mortar color just right or is it just me lol?

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irisg5713h ago

Don't trust the bag color alone" - that's facts. Learned that one the hard way with a batch that came out looking like salmon.

michael_craig16h ago

Man I feel you on the color matching struggle. I mix a small batch first and let it dry on a scrap board before I even touch the wall because wet mortar looks totally different than dry. For Oak Street try adding a little iron oxide if the mortar is coming out too light, that's what I do when I need to match old reddish brown joints. Also don't trust the bag color alone, even the same brand can vary between batches.