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Why use lime mortar?

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Why use lime mortar?

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Mortar has a threefold purpose. It bonds masonry together, ensures that loads are spread evenly and fills the gaps between the bricks or stones. The latter function helps makes the wall weatherproof and thereby excludes damp. This is essential in traditionally built houses with solid walls. Unlike modern cavity or timber-framed walls, which separate the outer and inner layers of the construction, solid walls fulfil their weatherproof function by their ability to absorb and release water. Limestone is porous; it can absorb large amounts of moisture, for example from driven rain, and in dry conditions needs to release equivalent volumes of water through surface evaporation. Therefore, it is important that the ‘breathability’ of the stone is not inhibited and that the correct type of mortar is used to carry out repairs, including repointing. Dense cement-based mortar severely limits evaporation from the mortar joints and causes moisture retention. Dampness can lead to rot in built-in and

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