I would be interested in hearing more about the "hell that breaks loose"
with regard to lime putty and hydraulic lime specifications. Is this a
strictly economic outrage or are there other issues behind this apparently
growing backlash?

Mike E.


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Sent: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 08:52:49 EDT
Subject: Re: bitter about lime

> The only missing equation  in Jeffs presntation (which I agree with)
> is that "You have to know Jeff"; Lime is a much bigger business in
> Britian than it will ever be here the reason is most of their
> masonry is LIME.....and so is most of our pre 1910 masonry the only
> difference here is that those who write the specs here have no
> experience with it ;as do most of the contractors..so it draws litle
> attention until you get it inyour spec; then all hell breaks loose
> with the complaints ....Best Py..
>
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