Pointing in lime to fix a damp cottage part 2 Application and finishing

[@Years-qy7me]

Love your videos! I had my 200+ year old house renovated 5 years ago and insisted all the stonework was rebuilt / pointed in lime. Like many before someone had repointed it in portland cement mortar, the damage to the sandstone was terrible after raking out and many stones had to be replaced. We actually knocked the porch down so we could have stones to match and repair the front aspect and gable end! My partner was dismayed at the extra cost but the end result was well worth it, it just looks beautiful now. At the time we knocked down an internal wall built from the most beautiful clay bricks and I spent ages cleaning them all up and stores them. Your videos have inspired me and 5 years later I've just used those old bricks to construct a large coal bunker which I've tied into the old out house :-) your knowledge is inspiring and its great to see someone going about things in a traditional manner. 👍 from oxfordshire

[@dportercontracting9974]

HI @Years-qy7me. Many thanks for your comment. It's responses like this that make my heart cherish. Sounds like you have had a monumental project on your hands since becoming custodian of your house. So glad you have made it into a home using traditional methods. Your home will treat you so much better in response for that. You will have seen first hand the damage done by using modern cementitious mortars. Much love.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hello, we bought a old farmhouse and barn in france and are currently starting to renovate it. Someone pointed the old barn but it was done very poorly with the wrong product and it was just thrown on... Currently removing it and trying to clean the old stones before i start pointing. Thank you for your videos hopefully they will help me do a proper job! Good luck with your channel and business. I will be following 🙂We are making videos of our work aswell.

[@tonyalways7174]

Fabulously comprehensive and cleqr video that I’ve watched a few times picking up new snippets every time. Any youngster who got apprenticed to Danny would be set for life with the skills they learned. Brilliant.

[@SHobbyist]

I greatly appreciate the videos. They've been immensely helpful in my home restoration. Cheers!

[@youdy3000]

Same for me. Your instructions are excellent and priceless. This video I got “start from bottom and work up” and using the pointing trowel instead of tuck pointing tool. Hero 🎉❤

[@alistairduff6820]

Thank you for another great video. I'm inspired to get pointing my cottage in Fife!

[@dsmith9456]

You sir are a Craftsman of the highest order.

[@Lisa-lz2ul]

I’m in the process of raking out the back of my terraced house, the only one in the entire street that hasn’t been cement rendered. Bought nhl 5 as it gets allot! Of rain on that side of the building, as per your recommendation. Watched a load of your videos, which are great by the way as this is my first attempt at line pointing so wish me luck.

[@yorki222]

What a beautiful professional job. So enjoyed this video.

[@alexanderockenden2564]

Beautiful final result.

[@swiggy03]

Great job 👍🏻

[@chrisscott2422]

Ain't seen ye for a bit!

[@AJTarnas]

in the past, wouldnt you then limewash the entire wall, rather than leave the stone and pointing exposed? and limewash once or twice annually?

[@patrickoneill2726]

Keep you fit that dan !

[@theglumrant9477]

Hi Danny, I'm using ready-to-use Mike Wye lime putty mortar whilst I teach myself the job. Every tub comes with a bag of pozzolan which I understand is to improve the mortar going off in damp or cold conditions. As we enter the winter (it's early November), is there any downside in either leaving it out or adding it at the recommended 10-20% by volume? The wall I'm working on now is sheltered and not too damp at all. Cheers.

[@mvo5720]

Excellent video, cheers>🍷🍷

[@onthevergeonline]

One year on, I’ve learnt to much from you. As it is getting late, I’m looking for granite dust. I’ve only found limestone dust so far. Would it have the same properties to cure the pointing faster? Thank you so so much

[@dportercontracting9974]

Cheers for the kind words! I'd persevere and look for the granite dust still. Most larger builders merchants will have it in stock. I wouldn't use limestone dust as the lime that you use in your mix will eventually carbonate into the same chemical (calcium carbonate).

[@onthevergeonline]

@@dportercontracting9974 thank you so so much for your reply! 🙌🏻

[@Pavlo_S.V.]

Hello wanted to ask, in your opinion is possible to use cement (for better setting) with hydrated lime and sand (0,5:1:5 ratio) for rendering a brick wall layed with lime mortar, as it is quite difficult to find hydraulic lime in our region? Or even small amounts of cement will trap moisture, make wall unbreathable and ruin the bricks? Kind regards

[@dportercontracting9974]

Hi Pavlo. I wouldn't use cement in a lime mortar application for all the reasons that you state. A lime rendered wall will last for a lifetime and be functionally breathable throughout its life. If any moisture gets behind a cement rendered wall then it will crack, blow and trap moisture.

[@IcelanderUSer]

What happens if the nonhyrdrated lime is old and doesn’t set properly? And turns to dust? Is the 3.5 fool proof?

[@dportercontracting9974]

@@IcelanderUSer I don't know what you mean by non hydrated.. If you buy a bag of 3.5 then it isn't fool proof. Lime needs way more care and attention than cementitious mortar to apply and cure properly.

[@dylankane7003]

Absolutely amazing work. Thankyou for such a clear and straightforward explination. P.s love the accent 😁. One question, The mix you are using is 2 part grit sand 1 part nhl 3.5 and 1 part .........powder something disnt quire catch what you said. I am in france and use the same mix most of the time except for the powdered something😂

[@dportercontracting9974]

@@dylankane7003 Hi Dylan. Thanks for the props. The other part of my mix was "6mm granite to dust"

[@dylankane7003]

@@dportercontracting9974 thanks for the reply much appreciated. Would it be possible to discuss how you calculate material quantities by any chance?

[@dportercontracting9974]

@@dylankane7003 Calculating quantities is a tricky part of the pricing process. I usually work on the process by using £10 of materials per square meter, then gauging the amount of mortar constituents back from that.

[@definitelynotadam]

Do you take on any work in North West in Manchester area? If so, how to contact you? Your channel doesn't seem to have any contact details listed.

[@dportercontracting9974]

Hi there. Unfortunately I'm not taking any new projects on at the moment as I'm booked up with three years worth in front of me.

[@definitelynotadam]

@@dportercontracting9974 Thanks for replying

[@kingofthetrowel1725]

@@definitelynotadamif you get stuck give me a shout, I’m not far from Manchester and do a lot of this work 👍 D porter has done a lovely job here 👌

[@StephenOverthrow]

That's absolutely amazing that you are booked up 3 years in advance. Great videos of great workmanship. Takes the patients of a saint by the time you've raked out somebody's previous bad work and repointed with the correct product. Got the same problem with our 1780s Cotswold stone cottage. Gradually getting there, and now starting to look like it should again. Thanks for the videos, you're a first class pro!

[@tomcharlton1172]

Hey mate do you fancy a lime pointing job in greece? On the island of lefkada!

[@dportercontracting9974]

I'm very tempted to! I like working on islands. It would be a treat to work on one that doesn't suffer regular hurricanes and insessant rain!

[@MrAlexshellard]

Hey dude. Fairly sure im going to have to do or have some work done on a 1900 terrace with cement render all over the place. Any chance you have email of FB? More than likely looking for professional advice before I do anything so the other half's sure I'm not barking up the wrong tree.

[@dportercontracting9974]

Hi Alex. You can get hold of me on [e-mail] send some pics over and I'll help where I can do.👍