The use of lime mortar for plastering in construction offers several advantages, specially a longer life to the structure, as has been proved by the longevity of historic buildings and monuments, ...
An old technology could help Hobkirk parish church survive into the future Hobkirk parish church stands just outside Bonchester Bridge in the Scottish Borders. It is a matter of yards from the Rule ...
The Horse Stopped Wall, built by sticky-rice lime in Jiange County Sichuan Province, is still conserved well after thousands of years of erosions by environmental conditions such as humidity ...
Repointing brickwork is usually required at least once or twice per century. Wear, weather and structural stresses cause the mortar between bricks to deteriorate over the decades, until you’re left ...