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Tech/Engineering - Architecture | | Spanish term or phrase: juntas de acabado | This is from an academic article regarding an eighteenth century church in Spain. The phrase appears here:
La fachada Este presenta mayor desplome, también es donde se aprecian más actuaciones de construcción ejecutadas, abertura de huecos, cegado de los mismos, arcos de descarga, juntas de acabado en diversas épocas y reanudaciones posteriores de recrecido con otra verticalidad
I think understand what it means, I'm just having a case of mental block regarding how to put it in English. I'm probably going to post another question on this later. |
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| | repointing | Explanation:
It depends on what the outer surface of the facade consists of, but assuming it is some sort of masonry, "juntas de acabado" probably refers to the mortar joints between the pieces of masonry, whether brick, stone, or whatever. Filling these joints neatly when the masonry is first constructed is called pointing; repairing them subsequently is called repointing.
"JUNTAS DE ACABADO ENTRE LADRILLOS
Una ves se ha mamposteado un muro, hay que hacer unas juntas de acabado de la siguiente manera"
http://www.bricopage.com/como_se_hace/albanileria/ladrillos....
As I say, pointing/repointing doesn't only apply to brick, but also to stone masonry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repointing
You could say "repointing work".
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The "en diversas épocas" bit, to me, suggests repointing done in different periods (it's a job that has to be done every certain number of years, as the mortar crumbles and the joints deteriorate). Repointing done at different times will look different, because of the differing appearance of the mortar and the degree of weathering.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-02-05 17:26:45 GMT)
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Just out of interest, I checked what this refers to, and it's the Church of San Miguel Arcángel in Jalance (Valencia). It was built in 1736 and does not have different phases of construction. The east end, to which this refers, is a uniform masonry wall. This is where I disagree with Kevin's answer: the "juntas de acabado" are not mortar joints between parts of the wall built at different times, because there are no such parts. Nor would you expect it to mean that; as I have indicated, this expression normally refers to the mortar joints between the bricks or stones of which a masonry wall is constructed, and so it is here. So it certainly refers to periodic repointing. |
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Explanation:
It depends on what the outer surface of the facade consists of, but assuming it is some sort of masonry, "juntas de acabado" probably refers to the mortar joints between the pieces of masonry, whether brick, stone, or whatever. Filling these joints neatly when the masonry is first constructed is called pointing; repairing them subsequently is called repointing.
"JUNTAS DE ACABADO ENTRE LADRILLOS
Una ves se ha mamposteado un muro, hay que hacer unas juntas de acabado de la siguiente manera"
http://www.bricopage.com/como_se_hace/albanileria/ladrillos....
As I say, pointing/repointing doesn't only apply to brick, but also to stone masonry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repointing
You could say "repointing work".
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Note added at 59 mins (2012-02-05 13:02:28 GMT)
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The "en diversas épocas" bit, to me, suggests repointing done in different periods (it's a job that has to be done every certain number of years, as the mortar crumbles and the joints deteriorate). Repointing done at different times will look different, because of the differing appearance of the mortar and the degree of weathering.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2012-02-05 17:26:45 GMT)
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Just out of interest, I checked what this refers to, and it's the Church of San Miguel Arcángel in Jalance (Valencia). It was built in 1736 and does not have different phases of construction. The east end, to which this refers, is a uniform masonry wall. This is where I disagree with Kevin's answer: the "juntas de acabado" are not mortar joints between parts of the wall built at different times, because there are no such parts. Nor would you expect it to mean that; as I have indicated, this expression normally refers to the mortar joints between the bricks or stones of which a masonry wall is constructed, and so it is here. So it certainly refers to periodic repointing.
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