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Hi @slim reaper

 

I've been doing some reading and it seems lime is indeed the best option.  However, the trouble we have is that the stove will hopefully be going in in a couple of weeks and doesn't lime take a lot longer to properly dry?  

 

Also, looking at it again this morning it really is more a case of gap filling in our case as opposed to pointing.  

 

Many thanks

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On 04/02/2021 at 12:26, slim reaper said:

I bought premixed pointing mortar from Ty Mawr Lime in Brecon and you can pack that in, if necessary smash small bits of stone and ram them in.

What a gorgeous looking room.  I love it!  We have a near identical layout with the window and the recessed wall beneath.  Ours is still plastered, but seeing your has made me feel even more that I can't wait to get the walls back to original stone.  Looks great.  In the first photo, are they flagstones?  Can't quite make it out...  

 

As for the lime, the stove is going in soon so I don't think we can use that.  For the rest of the room though I'll definitely look into it.  We're not far from Brecon either.  

 

On 04/02/2021 at 12:21, Ratman said:

Just get em kippered up now before fire goes in, it’ll be fine.

 

I've not heard that expression before and google isn't helping much either!  Do you mean just slap anything in them?  

 

I can't work out if the ready made mortars in tubs are literally just cement and sand mixed, or if there's more to it?!  If instead we mix our own...

 

- What's the best ratio?
- What type of sand?
- Do I need to use a plasticiser or any additives?

 

Also, would it be best to ram bits of stone or similar into the gaps so that they're not as deep?

 

Many thanks, you've all been a great help

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All the floor are flags that were concreted over. I've taken up about a third of the area from the other end to expose them and in the first photo they are flags and the hole is a flag lined ash pit which was under the fire basket ,you can see the pivots in the wall to the left where the arms/hinge  for the cooking pot hung from.

We discovered it all under wooden paneling and all walls were lime and clay render  

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Thanks for replying @slim reaper  You must have been well chuffed uncovering all of that.  We really enjoyed uncovering our fireplace, and look forward to removing the rest of the plaster.  Aside from that and some beautiful old floorboards that we beneath carpet tiles (!!) there's not so much discovering to be done here.  Very exciting though.  

 

@Peasgood  Aside from the thin upright gap - which is small and minimal - the others will all be hidden by the woodburner, so looks aren't so important...  Just want to make sure we get it right so that it sets and is functional.   And still not totally sure whether to use sharp or soft sand, plasterciser or no plasterciser, ready mix, etc.  For the actual pointing of the whole wall we'll definitely be using lime, but for these repairs we just need a quick, easy, strong fix.

 

Cheers

 

 

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