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Steel reinforced lime

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 22 September 2014 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with lime, putty, refurbishment, render

Stainless steel EML screwed into place over areas with different materials / old cracks I have been busy on the house preparing it for its new coat of lime putty render. One of these jobs has been to mesh over …

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Dubbing Out

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 19 September 2014 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with lime, putty, refurbishment, render, solid walls

Haired lime putty render thrown into deep holes in wall One of the jobs associated with re-rendering the house has been to make good the walls before the main render coat is applied. This involves getting hold of some lime …

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Tracking down lime sources

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 15 August 2014 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with lime, putty, render

A limestone quarry What a palaver! Being a bit of a fuss pot over lime I wanted to check the lime credentials of the lime putty that is being ordered for my render. I seem to have been around the …

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Getting a smooth finish on a lime plaster

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 29 November 2011 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with breathing structure, clay plaster, claypaint, lime, plaster, putty

Some people are looking for a gypsum style finish on their lime plastered walls. The temptation for some (especially builders) is just to plaster gypsum onto the lime plaster. This is not a pretty relationship between the two and even …

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How to dry out damp solid walls

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 19 November 2011 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with breathing structure, lime, limewash, putty, render

The solid walls so common in Wales are prone to damp after the ‘modernisation’ they have received over the past hundred years. The addition of external cement renders especially has locked moisture into the walls and the remedial work of …

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Is lime, lime?

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 16 September 2011 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with breathing structure, cement, damp, eco home centre, lime, maintenance, materials, putty

I, among many other people and organisations, bang on about the need to use lime products on older buildings, but what do we mean by lime? There are many different types of lime: 1. Hydrated lime 2. Lime Putty (soft …

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Repointing solid brick walls

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 10 June 2011 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with breathing structure, eco home centre, lime, putty, repointing

Choosing the right mortar is vital when repairing old walls. Cement is a real problem as most builders will not understand the need to use the right mortar. Even choosing the right lime mortar can be problematic. Cement mortar is …

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Rendering older houses

By EcoHomeCentre Posted on 10 June 2011 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with breathing structure, eco home centre, lime, paint, putty, render, silicate

External render finishes to solid walled buildings (esp. brick & stone) Many of our homes are rendered, but most are not rendered using the right materials. Older houses (mostly made with solid walls of stone and brick) used breathable materials …

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