Lime-based mortars are flexible and pervious, allowing for shifts in older foundations and structures and facilitating the movement of moisture in and out walls. This malleability is paramount to ...

Q We have very active woodworm in an old property we have just bought. Is borax solution safe to treat it? We have no intention of using permethrin. I want to use the borax-based treatment on all the ...

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 ...

Dear James: We have a brick house and the mortar between the bricks has fallen out in spots. It looks terrible. What is the best method to repair this and how can I get new mortar to look like the old ...

Dampen the joints with water to prevent the bricks from absorbing moisture from the fresh mortar too quickly Prepare the Lime ...

HYDERABAD: The Charminar was the first monument in the world constructed using limemortar and granite. It was only after its construction that the architects throughout the world recognised the ...

Hobkirk parish church stands just outside Bonchester Bridge in the Scottish Borders. It is a matter of yards from the Rule Water, a matter of miles from the Border. The minister here, the Reverend ...