This is a great technique to solidify walls protecting the stone and giving a great finish to apply both active and passive lime paints to.
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- Shot of the hacked out wall.
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- the wall was badly pointed and washed out
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- Here you can see a section of the wall that needed rebuilding.
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- Again you can see the rough cast cement surrounds around the windows.
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- As you can see the walls were quite well washed out and loose. Almost a tone extra sand was needed to fill the holes.
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- There was no stone around the windows. We had to carve the block to give a better look. The desired effect is that of granite under the ragging.
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- Here you can see the finish with almost none of the stone visible .
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- A little peek under the Hessian to make sure she is coming on well.
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- Andrew is a very promising new member of the team. He is a hard worker and pays great attention to detail.
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- Protecting the lime is paramount to allow it to slowly cure
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- Its a mucky job but Scotty was the man to take up the challenge.
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- A good covering is needed to protect the lime from wind and sun and ambient temperature is achieved with a covering for around 5 days with damp Hessian .In very cold or hot weather this might need to be left up for a little longer
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- You can still see the lime going off in a few places.
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- Here you can see the finished lime job. A lick of paint and the house is transformed.
