I have a stone cottage and the surround for the fire place is all stone, coursed but rough with deep pockets. It needs softening up but I also want to keep the rustic nature of it. I was thinking of a lime render but the stone work is already emulsioned. So I'm considering pointing the deep holes and gaps in the mortar and then going over it 5 or 6 times with emulsion. I don't want to use a cement based mortar I want something that will hold and fill but that could in the future be chipped out without too much bother.
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