Recent content by MerMer

On an old building you should not be using a regular brick sealant because it blocks the pores of bricks and the walls cannot breath, which was the whole point of the wall having lime mortar in the first place. If the sealant contains an acrylic or silicone then it is probably not suitable...

Ideally you shouldn't add Concrete to the Lime render because there is a danger of the two segregating and then the render will eventually fail. Most companies would recommend a type of Pozzolan instead, in order to give the lime render slightly more strength. There is now alot of...

I'm wish to extend the eaves of my exisitng roof so I have more of an overhand over the walls. Is there a method to do this - without having to reroof? Thanks in advance MerMer