DaisyDaisy
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Hello - I’m new to the forum, but have been reading the discussion topics for a while. So helpful!
We’ve bought an old school (built 1880s) and are renovating it to become our home..... well it is our home as we are living onsite during renovations. A challenge and a joy in equal measure.
Currently working on inside jobs during the cold weather and hence my question:
Internal wall (5m x 2.6m) - have removed a couple of test patches of old plaster and the stone work looks good enough to expose. The lime mortar is very dry and crumbling. The aim is to remove all plaster and repoint to have an exposed wall. We are confident enough with the act of repointing itself (having completed about 1/3 of the outside before winter set in), but are wondering if it’s ok to remove all the plaster at once or if we should do it in sections? Would it be ok to strip off the whole wall then repoint? What should we be looking at to inform our decision?
Looking forward to words of wisdom.
Thanks.
We’ve bought an old school (built 1880s) and are renovating it to become our home..... well it is our home as we are living onsite during renovations. A challenge and a joy in equal measure.
Currently working on inside jobs during the cold weather and hence my question:
Internal wall (5m x 2.6m) - have removed a couple of test patches of old plaster and the stone work looks good enough to expose. The lime mortar is very dry and crumbling. The aim is to remove all plaster and repoint to have an exposed wall. We are confident enough with the act of repointing itself (having completed about 1/3 of the outside before winter set in), but are wondering if it’s ok to remove all the plaster at once or if we should do it in sections? Would it be ok to strip off the whole wall then repoint? What should we be looking at to inform our decision?
Looking forward to words of wisdom.
Thanks.