The characterful impact of the Cornish countryside, sometimes hard and austere, often soft, mellow and colourful, can be observed and enjoyed right across the natural landscape of the Cornish Peninsula. However, this innate charm and incomparable beauty is not confined to the region’s topography alone, it is reflected in its ancient buildings too. In fact, […]
Category Archives: Lime Pointing
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Feb
Feb
The familiar pattern of mortar between the brick or stone of buildings is known as pointing. This mortar material is commonly shaped with the point of the builder’s trowel, hence the name for the procedure, though other tools and implements are also used to give a different shape or texture to the mortar joint. In […]
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Feb
We recently carried out the repointing of the ‘Old Farmhouse’ in Helston We are very grateful to the owner for the following testimonial: We contacted Oak Ridge as we have an old granite farmhouse in Helston which was leaking water through the the walls due to the cement pointing coming loose and water getting trapped […]