Step 3: Lime mortar can be slaked (cooked) overnight or for up to two years to increase its strength. To slake the mortar mix, slowly pour a third of a bucket of water over the lime.

It's called lime mortar. It holds together most of Scotland's historic buildings and 20% of our housing stock. And it has properties that make it ideal for repairing and maintaining older buildings.

Lime and lime mortar, which are sustainable and eco-friendly materials, can be readily used even in new build,” says Ewa Sandström Malinowski, researcher at the Department of Conservation ...

It's called lime mortar. It holds together most of Scotland's historic buildings and 20% of our housing stock. And it has properties that make it ideal for repairing and maintaining older buildings.

The use of lime mortar for plastering in construction offers several advantages, specially a longer life to the structure, as has been proved by the longevity of historic buildings and monuments ...

It was only after its construction that the architects throughout the world recognised the strength of lime-mortar in raising huge structures. hyderabad: the charminar was the first monument in ...