Hi Folks,
Just had my 4 storey townhouse repointed front and back. All in all it has taken about 6 weeks, but did included some stone restoration work. The house had been badly patched in the past with material resembling concrete! Found a local specialist who really knew his stuff. He used a hydrated lime and coarse sand mix and the results are stunning. Will post some pics soon.
Just wanted to say it's worth finding an expert and paying a bit more for good quality work. Apparently, there are only a few people in the North East who can do this kind of work. Lucky for me one of them lives in the same village as me! I didn't really appreciate how bad the original pointing was, until the scaffolding came down....the transformation is amazing.
Stuart
Just had my 4 storey townhouse repointed front and back. All in all it has taken about 6 weeks, but did included some stone restoration work. The house had been badly patched in the past with material resembling concrete! Found a local specialist who really knew his stuff. He used a hydrated lime and coarse sand mix and the results are stunning. Will post some pics soon.
Just wanted to say it's worth finding an expert and paying a bit more for good quality work. Apparently, there are only a few people in the North East who can do this kind of work. Lucky for me one of them lives in the same village as me! I didn't really appreciate how bad the original pointing was, until the scaffolding came down....the transformation is amazing.
Stuart