Making lime mortar in the 1920s

#LimeMortar

Looking great #stonemasons #limemortar

Flint shard gallets. More flint than lime. Love this #guildhall #norwich #limemortar

Traditional stone barn repointed in lime mortar #limemortar #breathable #conservation

Some nice internal brick work pointing with lime, just to brush it ! #limemortar #stonemasons

7 #IconArchTC In the lime production centre near Omdurman, limestone is smashed by hand and burnt in large open-air pits, according to traditional techniques that have been in use since antiquity. #limemortar #traditionalskills

A new build chimney in #hand made bricks #limemortar

The new mixer in action mixing #hotlime #limemortar #limework

Tower at St Mary’s church, Woodbridge. No reinforced concrete slab, no deep concrete foundations, No piles, no cement at all, 8 huge lumps of Bronze swinging around at the top...and it’s been here for 600 years....just saying. #suffolk #historic #listedbuilding #limemortar #flint

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What a difference a #hotmix #limemortar can make! The trial panel on the right - after 3 months the true colour of the stone can be seen because it's dry!
The wrong mortar might not be causing obvious decay, but it doesn't mean it's healthy. A dry wall is a warm wall.

Drying out beautifully #stonemasons #fife #limemortar

Throwback Thursday, one of our favorite hard landscaping jobs from a few years back.

#Edinburgh #ScottishBorders #Scotland #mason #stonemason ry #stonemason #stonework #craft #craft smen #conservation #heritage #sandstone #limemortar #pointing #construction #builders

Cement tanking hasn’t done this Dorset cob cottage any favours! Quite a lot of remedial work to come…. #cob #limemortar #Dorset #hotlime #limestone #flint #oldwalls

'Avoiding lime failures'
Hot off the press!
Published in the latest volume of the Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation.
Available at lnkd.in/gB6Gucw

#Lime #limemortar

A gentle reminder to all you Lime Finishers, that the first talk of 2024 kicks the year off tomorrow night and the link has been emailed to you. Look forward to seeing you all. Here is an ace image of Liesegang swirls to whet your appetite. #LimeFinishes #LimeMortar #heritage

Tomorrow evening is the last of this year’s Lime Finishes Group talks by Merlin Lewis exploring the future of rural agricultural buildings in the Scottish Borders and the relevance of external coats and EPC ratings #LimeFinishes #LimeMortar #conservation

DBR have completed the restoration of the South Chancel wall at St Jude's Church, Mildmay.

#pasthasafuture #restoration #conservation #limemortar #limeputty #craftsmanship #heritage #church #london #architecture

Herefordshire’s answer to Ta Prohm. Splendid Estate boundary wall offering a challenging repair.

#conservation #repair #sixsides #taprohm #limemortar #masonry #Herefordshire

All cut out and cleaned ready for pointing #limemortar #scotland #restoration