Pictures - how should I go about repairing these problems?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:46 pm
I have a pre-1900s Victorian terrace that has been built with soft, yellow London stock bricks. Unfortunately someone has done a bad repointing and rendering job with cement on the back wall and around a bay window.
The render is now cracked and coming off, and the cement 'pointing' is so bad, even if I painted it I don't think it would help.
How would you recommend fixing these issues? I want to use lime mortar and no cement, as it's already caused a lot of issues for the soft brick.
Can I render in lime next to cement render? Will there be any bonding issues I should be aware of, and can deal with?
Thanks very much for your response!
The render is now cracked and coming off, and the cement 'pointing' is so bad, even if I painted it I don't think it would help.
How would you recommend fixing these issues? I want to use lime mortar and no cement, as it's already caused a lot of issues for the soft brick.
Can I render in lime next to cement render? Will there be any bonding issues I should be aware of, and can deal with?
Thanks very much for your response!