Steel reinforced lime
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
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 …
Tracking down lime sources
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 …
Getting a smooth finish on a lime plaster
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 …
How to dry out damp solid walls
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 …
Is lime, lime?
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 …
Repointing solid brick walls
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 …
Rendering older houses
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 …