Loft Trouble

[Flipside]

Hi

I live in an old converted warehouse, the inside walls of my loft appear to be of sandstone of different shapes similar to a drystone dyke wall. a lump of this has fallen out leaving a gap about 8in wide 11in deep

The trouble is that there is that this is at the bottom of the wall can i mortar this back in and is so any tips would be helpful e.g ratios of cement to sand, techniques

Many Thanks


Billy

 

[noseall]

generally the harder or denser the bricks/blocks/stone, the stronger( more cement) your mortar needs to be. a 6 part sand 1 part cement with a shake of hydrated lime, should do the trick. it helps to damp down the surrounding masonry to get rid of dust and loose stuff before applying mortar.

 

[Flipside]

cheers noseall

this has helped loads

Billy

 

[Nige F]

Whats a drystone ****ing wall.......do you see them on ****ing Emerdale

 

[Flipside]

Yeah i do i am not sure if it is the right name for them.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry-stone_wall

My loft wall has been mortared though

Billy