Lobster wrote:

"Christian McArdle" wrote in message . net...

wondering if anyone could give me a little guidance here. i live in a
semi-detached house that need some repointing doing to the brickwork.

Whoever you use, first check to see that you don't have lime mortar. If
modern cementious mortar is used to repoint a lime mortar house, you could
cause serious damage and some of the brain dead spods that get contracted to
do the work wouldn't have a clue.


I'm probably going to need some repointing done soon. I'm assuming
that my house (1900's terraced) will have been built using lime
mortar, right? Assuming so, what are my chances of finding a brickie
who will use it these days? Won't they all just want to use
cement-based stuff instead?



Nah. Its very fashionable. juts bang in hydrated line instead of
portland and slap it in.


David