On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 11:33:26 -0500, Asher Hoskins
wrote:

On 2005-06-01, Anna Kettle wrote:
Lime plaster of course

That's next on my list of things to investigate! Am I right in assuming
that a coat of lime mortar on the outside of the wall would need to be
balanced by a similarly breathable covering+paint on the inside of the
wall?

Yes thats a good plan though I expect TNP will come up with some
fiendishly hi tech ventilation system instead

You want to be careful once you start investigating lime. All your
friends will get glazed expressions as you start explaining the latest
wrinkle you've discovered

Which reminds me ... Anyone know anything about copperas? It may have
been used as a lime mortar pigment

Anna

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