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War Memorial Lime Repointing…

War Memorial Lime Repointing

After the successful restoration of the bridge we were asked back by Hayle town council to undertake cleaning and lime repointing of the War Memorial. We would remove the old cement pointing and clean the stone ready for finish pointing just in time for Remembrance Day..

A traditional lime pointing project in Porthleven.

traditional lime pointing project in Porthleven

Clock Tower Restoration Cornwall

Lime Pointing on Clock Tower

This is one of our latest projects. This particular build dates back to English civil war and was a royalist stronghold! The clock tower was in desperate need of repair. Loose stone and repointing in lime mortar.

Granite rebuild and Lime Pointing Cornwall

Completed Granite rebuild and Lime Pointing Project Cornwall

This one was a bit of a mess!!! After a road traffic accident this grade 2 listed white style was almost completely wrecked.. We started by taking the rest down and rebuilding with the original stonework. After the rebuild we repointed with lime mortar…. as good as new (or old!) …