Roofing Lime Mortar

For further information about the remix range of coloured mortars available please contact your local area sales manager.

Roofing lime mortar.

Lime mortar is generally a slightly softer more porous material allowing moisture to evaporate from the joints. Concrete is a mixture of aggregates such as crushed rock gravel and sand that is mixed with cement and water. However the range is a bit limited. Interest in the skills of traditional building techniques has increased over recent years.

Despite its enduring utility over many centuries lime mortar s effectiveness as a building material has maintained an air of mystery. Over the years this torching can crumble and break normally falling with a thud on the floor of the roof space during the middle of the night. Remix roof tile bedding mortar is available is specifically designed for bedding clay and concrete roof tiles it is available as both a natural coloured material and in a wide range of colours and. Lime mortar pointing is often carried out on older properties and sandstone properties or chimneys.

It is usually laid in thin layers as thicker layers may crack during the drying process. A very good quality breathable felt will help with ventilating the roof how to repoint a stone wall with lime mortar. Since lime is highly alkaline the pigments have to be able to resist the high alkali. A beginner s guide to lime mortar.

Lime mortar lime mortar or plaster was made by extracting stone from a limestone quarry lime works which was then processed into a lime kiln in order to be rendered into a malleable form quick lime. It comes in a range of earth tone colors. It s typically used for brick laying and pointing. Use mortar mix for general and structural concrete repair stucco and plaster repair one coat exterior plaster mortar beds underlayment and formed work.

A good dry rot treatment on all the surrounding area all the affected wood replaced and plenty of ventilation in the roof space for air movement should do the trick if it s in early stages. If you have an older property a sandstone build or just wanting more information on what we do then please get in touch with us today. Whether it s working with green oak or wattle and daub at some point you will need to know about lime mortar. This allowed lime to be used for building rendering plastering and lime washing building.

In the days before roofing felt torching or lime mortar was used on the underside of tiles or slates to keep them in place and to prevent strong winds from getting under the tiles and lifting them. Mortar mix sets in 15 minutes and is ready to drive or build on in one hour.