Building
Pointing with Lime
One of the tasks that owners of traditional stone houses have to perform is repointing, which involves raking out old mortar, in many cases simply rammed earth or clay, and refilling with fresh mortar. Many people feel that a simple mix of sand and cement adds strength and is waterproof. This is a complete illusion. [...]
Building Blog: Part 1 Finding the property
Like most British people in Brittany, I am effectively a refugee fleeing from the horrors of the UK property market: I don’t have a quarter of a million pounds with which to buy a little house for myself, and even if I was prepared to work twelve hours per day for the next twenty-five years [...]
Building with Lime
Many people, while appreciating the aesthetic values of a stone property, find the interior a bit oppressive and on the chilly side. It seems a pity, though, to have stone walls and then cover them over with plasterboard, to produce an interior like that of an ordinary modern house. One solution is to render one [...]
