Vacuuming up old sandy mortar bits after chipping old lime mortar off a stone foundation is less dusty than brushing the wall off. And sometimes the vacuum wand can reach places a brush can’t. We still sweep the floor or ground underneath the wall, so we can’t avoid the dust cloud entirely, but we try to minimize it. You want your stone wall to be as free of dust and debris as possible before applying new lime mortar so that you get good adhesion of the mortar to the stones. Check out our “repoi
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Mixing historically accurate lime mortar isn’t just about the look—it’s about letting the stone breathe and making sure your mortar isn’t too hard for the stones. Whatever you do, don’t use Portland cement on your stone foundation. It is terrible for the health of your foundation. Here is the classic recipe for your lime mortar mix on a stone foundation: 1️⃣ Binder: Natural Hydraulic Lime (NHL) - Not hydrated lime standard Type S! 2️⃣ Aggregate: Sharp or All-Purpose Sand (for that structural loc
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