On 30/07/2017 11:22, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
wrote:

If you can get it done a better way, great. Adding 5% is an often
accepted tradeoff.

Worth adding some fibres to the lime mortar?

http://cornishlime.co.uk/products/associated-building-products/hair-fibres-mesh

Looks like a fibreglass mesh might be the easiest way?


http://www.wickes.co.uk/Sika-No-Crac...xture/p/154064

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H81sjhIC76o

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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.

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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.

On 31/07/2018 21:18, Rob Morley wrote:
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.

We've got lime mortar & plaster in parts of our house. It's better
against the timber frame, and it fits the age of the building.

But however slow it doesn't take a year (less 6 days) to set!

Andy