100 Year Old Derelict Chimney Rebuild - Reclaim & Lime Mortar
2024 ж. 21 Нау.
27 038 Рет қаралды
Wobbly and partly digested by ivy - first on the list of repairs to do be completed!
It took around 2.5 days to take the stack down, clean off the bricks and then rebuild the stack.
In the next episode I rake out and repoint the base of the chimney.
Excellent work sir! It's good to see old brick being properly reset with lime mortar.
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Best chimney I've seen in a long time 🙂. I just wish the videos would be a bit longer. I could watch this for ages.
Thank you for the feedback! I have worked out short form content on other platforms but have yet to feel comfortable with longer form so I am keeping it as short as possible while my editing skills improve. I’ll be experimenting with longer episodes in the future 👍🙏
I had similar chimney in my 1900's built maisonette in Brentford. I could lift off the bricks. I rebuilt the inner and outer layers using lime mortar. it was interesting how plastic the mortar was compared with sand/cement. You bring back memories of repointing the walls to half a brick depth! The Council inspector insisted on the final point being sharp sand/cement. Nowhere near as nice as pointing with lime mortar!
Excellent that you know how to repair the chimney!
I love this as I love any kind of stonework. Also, I especially prefer rehabilitative work over brand new. I had no idea about the megapascals so thank you for that. Beautiful job and it looks strong and extremely durable. (subscribed)
I came here straight from Facebook😊😊 I want full vids❤ and I just subscribed ❤❤❤
Welcome!! 😄😍 more full videos are on the way 🤓
Good work, looks great and will endure!!
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For some reason I can't edit my comment below, so an important add on. In the U.S. and Canada the lime (95% of the time is powdered Hydrated lime and NOT Hydraulic lime (that was used here.) The hydrated lime (what is sold is most shops and stores,) is weaker and needs some cement added... but yes... it is accepted that use ALL cement and no lime on a chimney is not good, and, although very strong for the first few years, will eventually crack in ways that destroys the whole thing... it can't breath. (As he said... keep mortar weaker than the brick or stone used.)
Beautiful job Ben
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Thank you, some good ideas presented. For those at home, sure.... lime mortar is used by many people to preserve the history of the old buildings, but for fixing your chimney at home (in a regular house,) just know that there is very little strength with lime with that much sand added. For people at home, adding "one more part" of Type N or Type S cement mortar to what he does here, will give you added strength and a quicker set up time. The point is, not many people at home are trying to repair a historic building. This mortar mix still leaves the mortar "somewhat porous" I think, which is important for chimneys.
Type N or S is not used in the uk. NHL continues to harden beyond the 30 day rated strength.
Lovely bit of rebuilding that chimney Ben, I'll subscribe for more pls🎉
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Very Nice!
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Wow! Insane skills 😎
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Are you allowed to use an unlined chimney in your jurisdiction?
Your presention is good my freind. watch out channel 4.and 5 your skills are neet. also your so polite, where are you from in the country..
За HDR отдельное спасибо!
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Obviously you don't understand the reason for lime mortar
Feel free to elaborate 😄