hey, really nice video, what brands lime plaster did you use and what exactly was the float coat name/brand. I'm int he process of renovating my victorian house and currently stripping gypsum + will have to float coat the original lime plaster - always curious what others have used as the lime market is full of different products
I make my own from my DIY lime putty. Base coat (depending how thick. Thicker gets more sharp but still 3:1) is normally 1 grit sand 2 plastering sand to 1 putty.
Nice work! Our stone cottage had no internal sill boards when we bought it, only a thin slab of cement poured into the bottom of the reveals across the depth of the stone wall and butting up against the inside bottom edge of the windows. I’ve broke all that cement out with an SDS and gotten back to the underlying stone, but now I’m wondering how to fix the oak sill boards in place on top of that underlying stone. I was planning to just bed the sill boards into a 1-2 inch layer of wet NHL 2.0 / sharp sand mix laid on top of the stone while the lime is still wet so I can adjust the level of the board as necessary. I’m hoping the bed of lime in direct contact with the underside of the board will help wick-away any moisture that finds its way underneath the board. Any thoughts on this approach?
Thanks. I would consider some key on the bottom of the sill board (adze marks are traditional). A lot of ours seem screwed into wooden plugs set into the wall. Depends on how much overhang as a big overhang will cause the back to lift and lime will not resist the tensile load well.
hey, really nice video, what brands lime plaster did you use and what exactly was the float coat name/brand. I'm int he process of renovating my victorian house and currently stripping gypsum + will have to float coat the original lime plaster - always curious what others have used as the lime market is full of different products
I make my own from my DIY lime putty.
Base coat (depending how thick. Thicker gets more sharp but still 3:1) is normally 1 grit sand 2 plastering sand to 1 putty.
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Nice work! Our stone cottage had no internal sill boards when we bought it, only a thin slab of cement poured into the bottom of the reveals across the depth of the stone wall and butting up against the inside bottom edge of the windows. I’ve broke all that cement out with an SDS and gotten back to the underlying stone, but now I’m wondering how to fix the oak sill boards in place on top of that underlying stone. I was planning to just bed the sill boards into a 1-2 inch layer of wet NHL 2.0 / sharp sand mix laid on top of the stone while the lime is still wet so I can adjust the level of the board as necessary. I’m hoping the bed of lime in direct contact with the underside of the board will help wick-away any moisture that finds its way underneath the board. Any thoughts on this approach?
Thanks.
I would consider some key on the bottom of the sill board (adze marks are traditional). A lot of ours seem screwed into wooden plugs set into the wall.
Depends on how much overhang as a big overhang will cause the back to lift and lime will not resist the tensile load well.
Yes good point on roughing up the bottom of the board. Will definitely take your advice on that.
@@alexanderockenden2564 also what about a bead of burnt sand mastic across the exterior join with the brick/stone sill below to help shed water?