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Switched from my old mortar hoe to a bucket trowel for small jobs and cut my cleanup in half
Last Tuesday I had a small job in Lansing patching about 40 bricks around a window frame. I'd always used my long mortar hoe out of habit, even on little repairs like that. This time I grabbed a 6 inch bucket trowel instead, and the difference was plain. I could scoop and place right at the joint without slopping mud down the wall or onto the sill. Anyone else keep a short trowel handy for patch work, or do you just stick with one tool no matter the size of the job?
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vera_roberts18d ago
I spent years dragging my big mortar hoe into tiny repair jobs too, so I can laugh at myself right along with you. Nothing like fighting a long handle in a tight spot while mud runs down your arm and you pretend that was the plan. A short trowel just makes sense for patch work, and I keep one in the bucket now for exactly that reason. My old hoe still earns its keep on bigger jobs, but for small brick patches it was mostly just making a mess I had to clean up later.
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