hi,
I am looking to get my chimney stack re-pointed. It looks like it is lime mortar. The rest of the house has previously been repointed using cement, as I can see a few places where it is now failing and is a white crumbly mortar underneath.
Does it matter on the chimney if it is pointed in cement or lime, as it is all external anyway and shouldn't cause damp? Or should I specify to the builder to use lime?
Thanks!
I am looking to get my chimney stack re-pointed. It looks like it is lime mortar. The rest of the house has previously been repointed using cement, as I can see a few places where it is now failing and is a white crumbly mortar underneath.
Does it matter on the chimney if it is pointed in cement or lime, as it is all external anyway and shouldn't cause damp? Or should I specify to the builder to use lime?
Thanks!