raking out

Isaac Kremer/ November 23, 2025/ / 0 comments

The process of removing old, hard mortar from the joints in masonry to prepare them for repointing. This is typically done with a hammer and chisel, or other tools, to scrape out the old mortar to a specified depth, creating a clean groove for new mortar to be applied. (Grech, 1998)

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