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what mortar mix to use for areas of pointing coming off stonework, also what is the dark grey compound used to lay the bricks feels crumbly if rubbed? 1930s terrace.
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You will need to use a lime based mix. we pointed similar stone on our terraced house in a lime mix last year with charcoal specs in it. Please don't use a cement mix or your stone will soon be ruined!
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bottom picture is like the mix we made. but we also added charcoal type grains to it to match the rest of the porigins pointing
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What mix should I use? 1lime to 3 sand. and the little grit stones would that be grit sand or sharp sand?.
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