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Water getting thru pointing on old stone house

  • 04-02-2011 5:56pm
    #1
    Esroh
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    My house built in 1918 was renovated in 1998. Left the front wall with limestone exposed. We have applied a sealer to the pointing each year.
    Problem is that during this strong windy weather with heavy rain blowing directly on to the wall I have got water coming in over the top of one of my windows.
    Its not happened before.
    Any Ideas


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  • #2
    brendankelly
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 318 ✭✭brendankelly


    All those houses were built and plastered. Only cut stone was built not to be plastered.

    All cement pointing will leak after a time and raised cement pointing invite water into your house. You stand some chance with lime pointing but you would be better off plastering the wall with a lime plaster. I know you love the stone finish and a lime flush pointing could work but the house is supposed to be lime plastered


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