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Any tips for ensuring clean repointing work?
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Thanks and sorry for the late reply. Had a problem with my printer and started another thread which took my mind off this one.
If my house was built using lime mortar, is there any way I could confirm that? Any simple test I could do?0 -
If my house was built using lime mortar, is there any way I could confirm that? Any simple test I could do?
You could try the vinegar test, but it is not absolutely indicative. Watch this video for some suggestions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh0Ad3FKDrE
He doesn't point it out, but one shot shows the presence of charcoal fragments in his lime mortar sample and this is also an indication in older buildings where the lime was slaked on-site.0
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