100 Year Old Derelict Chimney Rebuild - Reclaim & Lime Mortar 

Excellent work sir! It's good to see old brick being properly reset with lime mortar.

I had similar chimney in my 1900's built maisonette in Brentford. I could lift off the bricks. I rebuilt the inner and outer layers using lime mortar. it was interesting how plastic the mortar was compared with sand/cement. You bring back memories of repointing the walls to half a brick depth! The Council inspector insisted on the final point being sharp sand/cement. Nowhere near as nice as pointing with lime mortar!

I love this as I love any kind of stonework. Also, I especially prefer rehabilitative work over brand new. I had no idea about the megapascals so thank you for that. Beautiful job and it looks strong and extremely durable. (subscribed)

I came here straight from Facebook😊😊 I want full vids❤ and I just subscribed ❤❤❤

Excellent that you know how to repair the chimney!

Good work, looks great and will endure!!

Best chimney I've seen in a long time 🙂. I just wish the videos would be a bit longer. I could watch this for ages.

Thank you, some good ideas presented. For those at home, sure.... lime mortar is used by many people to preserve the history of the old buildings, but for fixing your chimney at home (in a regular house,) just know that there is very little strength with lime with that much sand added. For people at home, adding "one more part" of Type N or Type S cement mortar to what he does here, will give you added strength and a quicker set up time. The point is, not many people at home are trying to repair a historic building. This mortar mix still leaves the mortar "somewhat porous" I think, which is important for chimneys.

Lovely bit of rebuilding that chimney Ben, I'll subscribe for more pls🎉

Beautiful job Ben

For some reason I can't edit my comment below, so an important add on. In the U.S. and Canada the lime (95% of the time is powdered Hydrated lime and NOT Hydraulic lime (that was used here.) The hydrated lime (what is sold is most shops and stores,) is weaker and needs some cement added... but yes... it is accepted that use ALL cement and no lime on a chimney is not good, and, although very strong for the first few years, will eventually crack in ways that destroys the whole thing... it can't breath. (As he said... keep mortar weaker than the brick or stone used.)

Very Nice!

Wow! Insane skills 😎

Are you allowed to use an unlined chimney in your jurisdiction?

Your presention is good my freind. watch out channel 4.and 5 your skills are neet. also your so polite, where are you from in the country..

Wow, you're so talented. Looks like a lovely place to be in. Where is this? It looks like a grade 2 building. Have you bought the place or are you just doing it up? It looks amazing. I would love somewhere like this.

За HDR отдельное спасибо!

Obviously you don't understand the reason for lime mortar