Weather Weather on Hilton Head Island is ideal for those wanting to explore the outdoors and soak up the sunshine. Hilton Head Island and the surrounding Lowcountry features a balmy, subtropical climate year round. The largest barrier island off the Atlantic coast, Hilton Head is located 40 miles north of Savannah, GA, and 90 miles south of Charleston, SC. The Island lies on the Intracoastal Waterway and encompasses 42 square miles of semi-tropical, unspoiled sea marshes, creeks and lagoons, wooded forests of tall pines, palmettos, magnolias and live oaks, and 12 miles of Atlantic beach.
2Prepare your mortar and allow the mix to set for about five minutes. You can buy mortar premixed, or you can create your own batch using one part masonry cement and three parts fine sand. In either case, add enough water to create a paste â about the consistency of oatmeal.
1 At Atek Building, a company in St Louis, Montana, that specializes in masonry solutions with brick and stone work, the cost of tuckpointing is approximately $3 to $6 per square foot for the first 10 feet in height and $5 to $10 for those above that. According to HomeAdvisor.com, a typical tuckpointing job costs about $7 to $10 per square foot under normal conditions. 2  The quantity, accessibility, and condition of existing joints can indicate how much the tuckpointing job would cost.