I'm looking to restore this old fireplace, I've raised a few other questions about it on this forum but this one relates to cleaning up the wall and re-pointing.
I've started scraping the remains of the old lime plaster off the wall and that's coming off quite easily.
What I'd like to know is, how much of the lime mortar do i need to / can i safely remove from between the stonework in order to expose the stone and allow me to repoint?
The lime mortar that's in place at the moment is very crumbly and appears to have been slapped on a bit thick, covering some of the face of the stones.
I just need a 'point' in the right direction so I'm not doing anything unsafe or causing problems for myself later down the line.
Thanks
I've started scraping the remains of the old lime plaster off the wall and that's coming off quite easily.
What I'd like to know is, how much of the lime mortar do i need to / can i safely remove from between the stonework in order to expose the stone and allow me to repoint?
The lime mortar that's in place at the moment is very crumbly and appears to have been slapped on a bit thick, covering some of the face of the stones.
I just need a 'point' in the right direction so I'm not doing anything unsafe or causing problems for myself later down the line.
Thanks