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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: lee_dewing on February 29, 2020, 07:50:53 pm

Title: Pointing around window seals
Post by: lee_dewing on February 29, 2020, 07:50:53 pm

Anyone had pointing come out around window seals

Whilst cleaning

I like to think I’m careful
I’m wfp

And when cleaning window sills I don’t slide the brush along the sills too heavy handed.

Had a customer last week mention
That pointing had come out around window sill on upstairs window

I just didn’t comment
I think she was fishing.

Noticed rear French doors pointing is breaking in one corner 🙆🏻‍♂️

Do you think we are to blame as wfp?

I do try not to smash brush about
And always use soft brush to protect lead windows also

They peel off sometimes 🙆🏻‍♂️😁

Too much sand and not enough cement in pointing 🤔

Thanks lee

Title: Re: Pointing around window seals
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on March 01, 2020, 07:08:58 am

Yes it happens nothing to do with us bad window fitters

Title: Re: Pointing around window seals
Post by: dd on March 01, 2020, 09:06:27 am

Very common in my experience. Nothing to do with wfp.

Title: Re: Pointing around window seals
Post by: Simon Trapani on March 02, 2020, 11:28:55 am

Pointing is often very weak around these points especially after replacement windows as you can’t get the mortar to bond well enough.

Also if the brush stock is regularly tapping this mortar as you’re cleaning the sill (which it will) it will weaken it further.

Add to that water or rain getting in during cold weather, it will freeze, expand & blow the joint out.

It’s just one of those things.