On Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:57:46 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

I now know why a present day builder avoids lime mortar like the
plague.

Takes ages to set. Fine in the days of a horse and cart, I suppose.

I'm fairly sure most builders who /do/ avoid it like the plague
simply don't understand it and don't want to learn.