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How to lime point brickwork fireplace Part 3 Multifuel stove installation
The fireplace is now complete so it is time to fit the liner and Multifuel stove.
We show how your HETAS approved engineer will fit your stove.
We show how your HETAS approved engineer will fit your stove.
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How to lime point brickwork fireplace Part 2
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In this vid we apply the mortar and scrape off the green hard mortar from Friday's application.
How to lime point brickwork fireplace Part 1
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Here we show how to lime point a traditional brickwork fireplace. Chasing out of joints Acid washing of existing brickwork
Scottish Bothy restoration part 3 Stove installation
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Restoration of a 19th century bothy on the Isle of Mull. In this episode we: Renovate the 50 year old stove. Fit the flue liner Install the stove to HETAS specifications
Scottish Bothy restoration part 2 Gable Collapse!
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Restoration of a 19th century bothy on the Isle of Mull. In this episode we: Roof the sarking boards with box profile sheets Install ridges and barge boards Rake out lime pointing Rebuild the gable after it collapsed!
Scottish Bothy restoration part 1
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Restoration of a 19th century bothy on the Isle of Mull. In this episode we: Introduce the project. Strip the earthen roof. Repair/brace the roof trusses. Rotten sarking boards are replaced. Break out lime mortar Eaves gaps are walled up. MY SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR THE SHODDY SOUND! A MICROPHONE HAS NOW BEEN INVESTED IN..
Time lapse of Monterey Cyprus removal Kilfinichen Estate
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Three Cyprus trees 2x Leyland Cyprus and a Monterey Cyprus tree growing precariously over a dwelling are removed. Time lapse taken of the Monterey Cyprus.
120' Norway Spruce removal with time lapse
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This Norway spruce was 140 years old standing tall over the shores of Tiroran on the Isle of Mull. It was climbed and dismantled with roped rigging to avoid damage to property and infrastructure below. The trunk was felled out, narrowly missing the overhead power line on the other side of the road by a bum clenchingly close 6'.
Pointing in lime to fix a damp cottage part 2 Application and finishing
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Lime pointing to rectify damp issues on 200 year old cottage.
Pointing in lime to fix a damp cottage part 1 breaking out and backpointing
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Lime pointing to rectify damp issues on 200 year old cottage.
Lime pointed fireplace and multifuel stove installation
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Lime pointed fireplace and multifuel stove installation
Scotland Lime Pointing Part 2 (Application and finishing of applied mortar)
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Application and finishing of applied mortar.
Scotland Lime Pointing Part 1 (Breaking out and mortar constituents)
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Breaking out and mortar constituents.
260 year old ash felling.
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This 260 year old ash tree and it's 240 year old brethren were both climbed, to fix a pulling line anchor point. both trees were felled with step cuts. The tractor then pulls the tree over slowly and safely. Another victim of Ash Dieback disease.💀 This tree was void of heartwood, it was in such a state of fungal decay.
Dry stone retaining wall construction Pt. 2
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Dry stone retaining wall construction Pt. 2
Dry stone retaining wall construction Pt.1
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Dry stone retaining wall construction Pt.1
Milling of 350 year old oak tree on Isle of Mull. Time lapse of works.
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Milling of 350 year old oak tree on Isle of Mull. Time lapse of works.
350 year old oak tree removal on Isle of Mull. Time lapse.
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350 year old oak tree removal on Isle of Mull. Time lapse.
How to lime point a 300 year old property Pt 2 (Application)
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How to lime point a 300 year old property Pt 2 (Application)
How to lime point a 300 year old property Pt 1 (backpointing)
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How to lime point a 300 year old property Pt 1 (backpointing)
How to repoint a gable wall (3)Finishing of mortar.
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How to repoint a gable wall (3)Finishing of mortar.
How to repoint a gable wall (2)Application of mortar and ventilation of wall cavity.
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How to repoint a gable wall (2)Application of mortar and ventilation of wall cavity.
How to repoint a gable wall (1)Breaking out and preperation of joints.
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How to repoint a gable wall (1)Breaking out and preperation of joints.
How to slab timber with an Alaskan mill
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How to slab timber with an Alaskan mill
Isle of Mull tree works Carsaig (part 2)
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Isle of Mull tree works Carsaig (part 2)
Isle of Mull tree works Carsaig (part 4)
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Isle of Mull tree works Carsaig (part 4)
"cementitious" - it's actually a word, I've just Googled it. This is so in depth with his explanations it's like watching my videos I do for Uni explaining my assessment processess for treating patients. Good stuff bro! 👌
@@Dan_TheMedic Cheers for the props Dan! The humble tradesman is often tagged with being "thick in the ear" as we say up north. A bit of wordsmithery can explain a notion better than flapping around with work site lingo. Glad you liked the video!
Beautiful. Something about yorkshire producing great masons.
Very kind person . God bless u in both worlds ..
Great human being and great artist ....
My names D Porter I love lime mortar Your girls got my trowel in her hands, I taught her Check out the new work van I bought her, Yes I'm the goddamn king of lime mortar Love from Scotland to D. Porter- King of Mortar
@@lewisbennett2105 love it!🤣
Amazing
Very cean and artistic work
Wonder full stone work
I found it on ebay 😂😂😂
Where did you get your hod from?
These videos are fantastic Danny and have used this to do my first ever internal re point(used to be an external wall) Have a large retaining wall to tackle but looking for a contractor, do you have a contact?
@@JamesMcPherson-t8k Many thanks for the props James. Glad the videos have been of use to you on your project. As regards work, I'm booked up for the next couple of years so not taking on any new projects currently I'm afraid.
Very talented and kind person....I know him personally ....love from Pakistan hunza
@@ayambaig5023 Hello my special friend. Hope you are recovering well and god has blessed you and your family. Keep up the hard work on your house build. It looks incredible. Pakistan Zindabad!
@@dportercontracting9974 . Thnx alot sir ....god bless u ...
I am hopeing uou are not too famous now to reply . You videos have inspired me to maybe tackle my victorian brick house myself. It has been repointed in the past with cement and it is destroying the bricks. (Not by myself). Would this mix be suitable for repointing brickwork Will practice first on the brick garden wall. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. So much conflicting advice out there.
@@MargotCottam Hi Margot, I have just returned from a weekend at a festival so it will take a day or two for my brain to arrive back in my head. A lime putty mortar on brickwork would be good to use. If the weather is more inclement at your property, then an NHL mortar may be more beneficial as the addition of Argillaceous clays add a degree of water repellency to the mix. It would be a good idea to start on your garden wall before tackling the house, until you get the feel for using the mortar.👍
Thanks so much for your reply. Trust you had a fantastic time at your festival. The reason I was hoping to use a lime putty mix is that I will not have a cement mixer/power on site. Was thinking I could mix at home and then transport the mixed mortar to site. The property is in york. Anything I could add to a putty mix to make it more water repellant or will I have to go down the nhl route. The premixed ready to use mortars are very expensive but should I maybe consider these.. Would just hire you to do the work but I am not suprised you are booked up for years to come. Thank you so much for time and advice. The more research I do the more confused I become.
How do I contact you to get a price for a job. Cannot find your website
@@MargotCottam Hi Margot, I'm afraid I'm not taking on any more work currently as I'm booked up for the next couple of years with the work schedule I have in front of me already.
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Absolutely amazing work. Thankyou for such a clear and straightforward explination. P.s love the accent 😁. One question, The mix you are using is 2 part grit sand 1 part nhl 3.5 and 1 part .........powder something disnt quire catch what you said. I am in france and use the same mix most of the time except for the powdered something😂
@@dylankane7003 Hi Dylan. Thanks for the props. The other part of my mix was "6mm granite to dust"
@@dportercontracting9974 thanks for the reply much appreciated. Would it be possible to discuss how you calculate material quantities by any chance?
@@dylankane7003 Calculating quantities is a tricky part of the pricing process. I usually work on the process by using £10 of materials per square meter, then gauging the amount of mortar constituents back from that.
what can you do if you do get hairline cracks? can you mist it and scrap back?
@@LisaCottrell-r3j Hairline cracks can be normal when you haven't sprayed down the curing mortar as often as required. When you scrape the green hard mortar off and tamp the mortar back, they disappear. The cracks only run into the fat of the curing mortar, if it has been applied suitably. Keep the mortar covered with the damp hessian after you have tamped it back for a week and all will be grand!
Thanks Danny. Watched the videos. Bought the stuff. Now just need the courage to start.
If you start a course on lime, I’ll be the first one to book the course, amazing content, detailed explanations on lime and how to point, keep going you are doing a fantastic job, I have acquired so much knowledge by just watching your vlogs🫶
Fantastic videos. Having bought a Welsh stone and lime cottage that has been covered in cement. Inside and out in the 70's. I wish you had been doing the videos 15 years ago. I was searching for advice on YT then and there was nothing.
You are amazing, a pleasure to hear your knowledge and watch your skilled work. I am going to learn.on a 15c.house😮
Very educational. Only bit I don’t get is why does it only carbonate to about 25mm. What happens when a wall is built from scratch. Does that mean that the mortar doesn’t carbonate the full depth of the bed?
Good question. When constructional lime mortar is used, it is usually of a lime putty constituent. Like putty is more breathable than an NHL lime due to the absence of argillaceous clays. You would normally aim to reduce the depth of your beds to less than 25mm. If you take down or work on a well built random stone structure then you will observe the use of packers in between the joints whereas in a cementitious mortar, the joints are just gobbed up.
Our 200yo stone cottage has big voids in its stonework on front. There is no damp and it keeps water out ok, stone in great condition, is it worth pointing it? Great videos by the way dude!
Cheers @skygoneblack6216 I'd be tempted to point it up if there are voids in the stonework as those voids are areas that could leach warmth from your property. If the water is gaining entry to the cavity or rubble infill then dampness could be lingering in the dark recesses. Plus, a lime pointed wall will show off the beauty of the original stonework too!
@@dportercontracting9974 hey thanks dude, may drop you a PM if that ok? Much appreciated
@@dportercontracting9974 cheers for the advice dude! I spoke the stone mason who renovated the property and did the pointing his advice was - as the inside is dry line and damp proofed, to let the stone work breath allowing moisture to escape as much as possible, just personal choice to get it done. Keep an eye on any sight of damp obviously!
Excellent and informative like all your videos. It was probably the only time when a face mask was useful in 2020😄
Ha I guffawed at that quip there @Westmoreland348 🤣
Thanks, I learnt a lot from your videos, really appreciate them!!
That's probably as many times as I can watch the video in a bid to put off back pointing a section of my house! Super informative thanks, and only now do I dare even attempt this!
DITTO!
I've made a start, at last. You DO get more confident in a couple of hours
Great videos mate well explained, I’m recently looking at offering lime pointing to my customers so this has helped me out a lot 👍🏼
Great video. Thanks so much. Question from me. I am planning to use some small sandstones as part of a repointing project. Do I need to wash/clean them first and what is the best way to do this? All the best...
Cheers @AspectRampage. If you are to use stones from round about site, you would be best to ensure that there is no soil on them first. Soil will create air pockets between the mortar and stone as it contracts which could blow the mortar if the soil or entrained moisture freezes.
Hi pal after a nice white lime mortar for repointing a wall i have been told that swapping half of my grit sand in the mix with stonedust will work have you ever tried it and would you recommend it cheers
Just done a job where I added more fine granite dust (literally, just the dust) to the mix (2:1:1 grit sand: Gdust: NHL 3.5) and it cured to a beautiful white colour, yet still showed the grey flecks of the granite under close inspection. I'm hoping to upload the vid in the next few weeks.. I'd definitely repeat the mix again for the aesthetics of the finished article.
@@dportercontracting9974 cheers pal I'll get some granite dust and whip a small batch up thanks for the advice
Dig the kilt Danny Thanks for your reply earlier Nick
Hi Danny Nick here in Perth Western Australia I do the same work as yourself. Although the oldest buildings I work on are dated around the 1860’s Such as the town as York . Yep York WA I use a lot of NHL 3.5 On average I charge around $240 a square meter How do you charge for your jobs? Saying like your time , accessibility . I have to consider such implications on nearly every job Especially heritage work.
Hi Nick, glad to hear you are looking after the heritage properties in Oz! I'm guessing that sun shrinkage with your lime mortar will be a bigger issue for you than dealing with existing damp problems in dwellings? I charge a standard square meter price for application, plus materials, plus a standard hourly rate for breaking out. I've found that is the best way for me to cover my back on jobs.
Used to have that hand hawk, got a hod now. Think I’ll get one again for next job in Queensbury, Bradford. Great vids pal.
Beautiful job. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. You’ve inspired us to have a go ourselves using all your tips of the trade. Thanks.
Thank you so much for your videos. You explain everything really well without jargon and without over complicating things. We’re at the beginning of embarking on a barn conversion project in Somerset and as we only have a modest budget, we’ll be doing as much of the work ourselves as we can. We are keen DIYers and have completed an extension on a previous property but the barn is another level. Your videos have inspired us to at least try to have a go ourselves using your tips and patience for each stage. I’ll try an area at the bottom of the back wall on the small barn first and see how it goes and learn from things before working on more visible sections. Thanks again.
Great video! Is the intention for this to be a public access bothy?
Thanks freckle1998. The bothy is on the pilgrims route to the holy island of Iona. There is no other shelter for the next 15 miles of coastline so if you contact the owners at the farm then I'm sure they won't have an issue with folk stopping in the bothy.
Hi Once you have completed the pointing, is there any easy way to remove lime stains? or would you re-apply the acid?
When you are tamping back the finished pointing, keep tamping and you will clean off the snots. If you have finished the works then brick acid and careful application with a small brush will be a good way to remove lime stains. Just be careful not to get any on your lime mortar or it will dissolve and degrade it dramatically.
A beautiful 200 year old cottage, great pointing, shame they have plastic windows!
And that bloody awful front door! Why? Just why?
You say you don't use chemical plasticisers. Have you use ever used hydrated lime powder as a plasticiser (1:1:6 or 1:2:9 mixes), and if so what are your thoughts?
I haven't used lime as a plasticiser. Is it effective?
@@dportercontracting9974 - In the days before chemical plasticisers the old school brickies used to use it as an additive in cement mortar to improve workability & durability. Being a DIYer I've only ever used cement mortar on small repairs, but I have a garage to repoint & the original mortar is not just cement & sand (where not eroded, it's formed a hard calcified outer skin over a slightly softer base).
"Deep fried mulled wine"🤣.
Great degree of detail! I hate to think how difficult it was to remove the old render & mortar without damaging the soft stone. And the use of weep vents in that way is v.unusual. Are they the standard ones used to drain cavity trays, or more like the porous tube idea but with holes in the sides to let the moisture enter?
Thanks for the comment @Benzknees. The laborious task of removing the render and mortar without winding up the neighbours is quite a mission! The weep vents are specific tubes for such a job. I guess you could use the standard prep vent ones but you would have to ensure that driving rain couldn't track up and through them upon installation 👍
how long do you wait (for the lime to cure) until you're happy to use the stove?
Great question! I usually advise to leave the finished mortar for at least a week before lighting the stove. A quicker cure, generated by the heat from the stove will cause your mortar to shrink and crack if lit sooner.
Hi, the bit where you scratch back the back pointing, I have copied you on an internal wall around a fireplace. As its inside, I am spraying it with water. Should I still scrape back even though I don't appear to have any 'snots'? Also, is it important to do this the day after, or can I do it just before finish pointing? Great videos BTW.
Hi there. Whether inside or out, the backpointing should, in my opinion be scraped back. When it is scraped back, the fat is removed from the surface of the backpointing. This scraping off leaves a textured finish, ready to key to the finish pointing. You can leave the backpointing for a couple of days before finish pointing to get to that green hard set. The longer left the better to be honest.
Brilliant job! I am currently repointing my 1870 cottage standard brick construction and in the process of raking out I notice there’s cavities where the mortar should be, nearly half way into the 9” wall in the perps, should I rake in and fill up or just do the inch on top cheers
Cheers for the props matey! You'll find on old brickwork that the peeps can sometimes be a bit shy of mortar on the original construction. You'll get away with just doing a finish coat of lime mortar on the perps. There will be air behind the brickwork that can add to the carbonation process once the finish mortar is applied.
How do you decide how much old mortar to take out? or do you just take it all out?
Have a watch f the video and it will explain your question my friend.
What make and model kango are you using? Thanks
Used to use high end ones but now go for a BnQ McCulloch breaker. They come with a 12 month guarantee for £120. I make sure that they are busted within the 12 months and go and get a brand new one under the guarantee. Quids in!
Lol thanks. I'll do that then 😅
Very nice job, thanks for the explanations.
I make hot mix in my cement mixer . All the paint went off that mixer due to how hot it gets during slaking process . Mixer still works though. Great videos
I’m in the process of raking out the back of my terraced house, the only one in the entire street that hasn’t been cement rendered. Bought nhl 5 as it gets allot! Of rain on that side of the building, as per your recommendation. Watched a load of your videos, which are great by the way as this is my first attempt at line pointing so wish me luck.
This was perfect thank you. Ive got a very old stone house that requires pointing. Ive had a new roof and my builder was going to do it but he's an absolute spanner and simply would not listen when i told him it needed lime. It even got a bit heated so u told him id do it.
Keep them coming, any thoughts on working in Ireland? Would u consider it.
New videos should be up if the repoint later on this week. F Unfortunately, I've way too much work on at the moment to look to new horizons. Hopefully there are some stellar tradesmen that can work with lime and do buildings justice over the Irish sea.
Excellant video