Dictionary of Moisture Protection & Restoration

Pick and dip = A method of laying brick whereby the bricklayer simultaneously picks up a brick with one hand and, with the other hand, enough mortar on a trowel to lay the brick. Pitch-faced = In masonry, having all aris cut true and in the same plane, but with the face beyond the aris edges left comparatively rough, being simply dressed with pitching chisel. Plumb - plumb bob - plumb bond - plumb pole = 1. Exactly vertical. 2. A shaped metal weight which is suspended from the lower end of a line to determine the vertical. 3. In masonry, any bond in which the vertical joints are precisely in line. 4. A pole used to ensure that the vertical joints are plumb. Pointing - tuck pointing - tuck and pat pointing = 1. Filling mortar into the joint after the masonry units are laid; filling of raked-out joints. 2. Refilling of old masonry joints that have been raked out and cleaned. 3. The finishing of old masonry joints after cleaning and filling with fine or with a fillet of putty or lime; also called tuck and pat pointing mortar which is left projecting slightly.

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