To continue, practicalities from the past still useful today.
About repointing this French factsheet and also a summary of an English thread.
About plastering, including the recipe and instructions, again this French website.
An overview in this document of the French government:"Fiche conseil No 8, les enduits à la chaux", to be downloaded from this website.
Repointing and plastering: the use of lime mortar
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Re: Repointing and plastering: the use of lime mortar
Went back to using lime mortar/paints when I came to France over 30 years ago, a tradition much better than too much cement which is used back in the UK, when building there I always told the spreads not to use so much cement and more lime in rendering under plastering as it made rooms like water tanks and subject to a lot of condensation as the walls couldn't breath, thats back in the days before dry lining with plasterboard.
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Re: Repointing and plastering: the use of lime mortar
Supple gloves are good to protect the skin.RobertArthur wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:25 pm To continue, practicalities from the past still useful today.
About repointing this French factsheet and also a summary of an English thread.
About plastering, including the recipe and instructions, again this French website.
An overview in this document of the French government:"Fiche conseil No 8, les enduits à la chaux", to be downloaded from this website.
Lime can cause havoc with soft skin
If pointing an old stone wall we always use sand lime and white cement.
You do get a good exterior lime in France.
It's called tradlafage, the spelling may be wrong.