Bathstone repair

[ge0rge]

Hi all,

We've got victorian house whereby the limestone is being affacted quite badely by the elements, whole chunks have come away from large blocks and instead of replacing such blocks (some are 10 ft tall) id like to see if it were possible to repair them?

Can anyone recommend how this can be done?

Lime Mortar?

Cheers
George.

[dickymint]

You can buy it ready mixed.............

http://www.masonsmortarshop.com/lithomex-bath.html

I think Travis Perkins do it cheaper.

[ge0rge]

Ah, thanks very much .

[Wings]

It is possibly one of the best stone/cement to work with, and by using a wet pomus stone (purchase from a chemist) rubbing in a circular motion, this produces a crème cement mix that fills in any imperfections in the stone’s surface.

I recently had a large Victorian property constructed in Bath stone jet, pressured washed, cleaned, where a mix of water and bleach (swimming pool chlorine) was used. Any such work should not be carried out when there is a likelihood of a hard frost.

[RV8]

I bought a bag of Rowland Premix the other week, it was less than £24 a bag at Travis Perkins for a 25k bag. It's good stuff but tbh I thought £24 was expensive. A mate of mine knows the 'recipe' for the mix with bath stone dust and white cement (there is other stuff in there too) so if there is a stone masons near you where you could get the stone dust you could probably mix up your own more cheaply and vary the shades.

[Wings]

RV8 said:

I bought a bag of Rowland Premix the other week, it was less than £24 a bag at Travis Perkins for a 25k bag. It's good stuff but tbh I thought £24 was expensive. A mate of mine knows the 'recipe' for the mix with bath stone dust and white cement (there is other stuff in there too) so if there is a stone masons near you where you could get the stone dust you could probably mix up your own more cheaply and vary the shades.

Agree, that is what i did, although i once knew a guy who mixed Tetron powder and bath stone dust to make a "mix".

[astroarcadia]

Not far from me, we use these guys, very helpful.

http://www.traditionallime.co.uk/Home/tabid/137/De...