I just finished repointing the most needy parts on a house in one of Glasgow's Conservation Areas. I used a lime mortar appropriate to the wall type on this building. Cement mortar would have been inappropriate. In short it can be lead to disaster on pre-1914 buildings because it causes damp and stone rot. And yet you see it everywhere.
Next week I am going on a course to learn skills to make surface stone repairs that match original work, unlike the one hidden beneath the masonry paint in this picture.
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