Field guide

A Tuckpointing Estimate App That States the Depth

Tuckpointing is the trade's honesty test: the difference between a proper 3/4-inch grind-and-repoint and a cosmetic smear is invisible on day one and obvious in three winters. Your estimate is where the difference gets stated, priced, and signed — which is exactly why the itemized quote wins this work.

Lines that define the job

• Area and depth: square footage of affected face, joints ground to stated depth (commonly 2–2.5× joint width), repointed in lifts.
• Condition tiers: sound-but-weathered vs. eroded-to-voids vs. spalled brick needing replacement — unit price per replaced brick.
• Mortar match: color and profile sample approved before production; softness matched on older walls. It's a line, and it's also your differentiation.
• Access: ground-reach vs. scaffold lifts vs. chimney staging — priced visibly.
• Wash and seal: final cleaning; sealers only where appropriate and stated.

Photograph the joints up close

Narrate the elevations and shoot close-ups of the worst joints — the voids, the previous bad patch, the spalled units. The photos attach to the lines, the customer signs next to the evidence, and "it didn't look that bad" never attends the final walkthrough.

Chimneys: the tuckpointing gateway job

Most repointing inquiries start at a chimney. Price it as its own scope — staging, crown condition, flashing check, cap options — and let the quote's option lines open the rest of the wall conversation honestly.

Quote at the wall

FieldSquire drafts your narrated scope at your saved rates — grind-and-point per square foot by tier, brick replacement per unit — and sends the branded, signable PDF before the ladder is down. The masonry estimating app is free for 14 days, no credit card.