Foundational Knowledge:Natural Building & Traditional Craft
Plastering with natural hydraulic lime over new construction built with timber framing. Traditional craft, sustainability and a contemporary natural building approach!
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Tips and Info:What is Wrong with Water Repellants on Masonry
Water repellants are chemicals that are applied to a building to keep water from penetrating the masonry. That sounds great – but here’s why they might not be a good idea.
Tips and Info:What to Know Before Your Repoint
If you have an older masonry home, it likely was built with a lime based mortar and not a Portland cement based mortar. Learn more about the repointing process.
Tips and Info:When is it Time to Replace Old Mortar?
The periodic replacement of mortar insures the future health of masonry. This process generally needs to be completed about once every 100 years.
Tips and Info:Removing Interior Plaster From Brick or Stone
Before you start taking plaster off the walls, make sure you understand what you’re doing – and that you do it in a way that will preserve the masonry below the plaster, not endanger it.