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Anyone Used Lime Mortar To Repair Old Farm Buildings?

  • 24-04-2017 9:46pm
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    mikefoxo
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    Have an old cowshed and the gable end is getting quite bad - crack opening up on one corner and old mortar disintegrating on more of it. I'd like to try my hand at using lime mortar, would it be fairly similar to using concrete? The shed is in the Ordnance Survey of the 1830's so I'd like to keep it original and use lime


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    milligan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 94 ✭✭milligan2


    mikefoxo wrote: »
    Have an old cowshed and the gable end is getting quite bad - crack opening up on one corner and old mortar disintegrating on more of it. I'd like to try my hand at using lime mortar, would it be fairly similar to using concrete? The shed is in the Ordnance Survey of the 1830's so I'd like to keep it original and use lime

    I use lime mortar a bit,NHL 3.5 hydraulic lime you will need and a very course sand mixed at a rate of 2.5 sand to one lime.Clean joints well and dampen the wall before applying new mortar.
    Pack joints well Using a finger trowel and tamp in with a churn brush when done.Dont mix the mortar wet like block layers do,you want a consistency like putty.Good luck!


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