hi all... just want abit of advice please, i have a brick 1880's farmhouse of which the pointing is in a very bad way and some faces of bricks have come away and on the front of the house you can see where bricks have been added in the past and cement has been used instead of lime for pointing.. most of the house is lime pointed.. what i want to know what would be cheaper? either have whole house repointed with lime or to have whole house rendered? would render cause any other problems? ie . damp or other... any advice would be great... will post a picture of house so you get an idea...