Mortar joint

[1] Mortar joints can be made in a series of different fashions, but the most common ones are raked, grapevine, extruded, concave, V, struck, flush, weathered and beaded.

In order to produce a mortar joint, the mason must use one of several types of jointers (slickers), rakes, or beaders.

Although good-quality bricks may outlast civilizations, the mortar that bonds them can crack and crumble after a number of years.

Some joint profiles accentuate their individual designs, while others merge the bricks and mortar to form a flush, homogeneous surface.

Mortar joints vary not only by their appearance, but also by their water-resistance properties.