Dictionary of Moisture Protection & Restoration

Tooling = Compressing, shaping, or finishing of mortar joints with a special finishing tool. Also jointing. Toothing =

Temporary wall end where alternate stretchers project out. Projecting masonry units are called tooth. Trig = Device used for supporting a line at the center of a wall.

Trim = Masonry or stone facings; sills or coping. Trimming = Cutting of stone or masonry units on different sides to a specified dimension or shape. Tuckpointing = Refilling of old masonry joints that have been raked out and cleaned. ( see pointing) Veneer = Separate wythe of masonry that has no structural function and is attached to the structural face of the building or another wall.

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