Finishing NHL 3.5 lime mortar with a stick and churn brush and protecting afterwards 

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Thank you I will post a new video when I get chance I'm just so busy at the minute Just subscribed or pop back now and again thanks

It all depends what company supplies your lime I use Hanson's (castle ). I use a 1:3 ratio of NHL 3.5 I don't do rendering or plastering I only do traditional lime pointing

Hi yes if you speak to 10 lime pointers you will probably get 7 different ways of doing the work Materials are not the same as what they were 100 years ago It also depends what lime you are using and what you're pointing it into If it hurts the life of the mortar id like to read the data or the proof of this I use a churn brush to remove the patina of lime on the surface of the mortar to enhance the appearance by exposing the coloured aggregate in the mortar I'm compacting the 5 different grains of sand together which gives it its strength If people want to do things different from the way I show them that's fine my way has been passed down to me and he had 45 years as a lime pointer The aim of my channel is to get people using lime

Thanks Glenn. I would like to see the data as well

Thanks for the discussion

@peterfcoyle9127 no problem always here to help and talk lime Have you a project that you're working on

You can use chemicals but are expensive Or lightly sand it but I do very little to change the character of the wall

@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd seen someone using a nail gun for the dressed stone but no sure. Thanks mate

@MrCobbsalad yeah sand stone has been compressed together so I don't like to cause any damage to it And you still want an old wall to look old

No you can do the same day just depends on the air temperature and how wet your mix is Sometimes you do it twice as some lime will shrink so always check the next day what you churn brushed off

Depending on the temperature about 5 days if it's hot you want a slow set about 7 days if it's cold in cold weather you don't need to mist it just dampen the Hessian

@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd Thank you, much appreciated :)

It depends on the temperature and how much moisture the wall holds When it's ginger tip hard You will be able to tell if it's to soon it will drag it out

@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd will be pointing next few weeks so I assume it will be warmish!! Have pointed sand and cement before but never lime!!!

@@richardreese1974 try to point in the shade I've done a few videos to help any questions just wattsapp or give me a call I've helped 6 brickies this month so feel free to message mate hear to help

@@GMTpointingspecialistsltd yeah I'm going to have to get up early and do as much as I can by 1pm ish as it's west facing. Do I have to use Hessian sheets after or will any damp sheets do?? Thanks in advance

@@richardreese1974 hessian keep it damp I'm working under a sheet to keep the sun from drying my mix of to quick

It depends on the temperature for how long it takes to dry You don't want it to dry too quick Stick and churn brush I use them as I want a rough textured finish

Thank you, much appreciated!