congrats!

But isn't it the "mortar of the storey"?



Eric Hammarberg
Associate Director of Preservation
Associate
LZA Technology
641 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10011-2014
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-----Original Message-----
From: martin skrelunas [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:38 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: The quest for Lime









Nate,

I repointed a 40 foot garden wall to put my preservation book learning into
practice!


It cost about $1,000.00 in my labor. $25-30 in materials. I did mortar
testing in  the field to match color and texture, strength was of less
importance.  My lime and sand was from a good old fashion brick yard, the
kind where rail tracks run through.


My Mortar analysis was quite accurate and fast, it cost less than it would
have to fedex samples to a materials lab in NY. The lab qouted $1,000. just
for the analysis which I rejected knowing they would do just what I did.


The local masons didn't want to touch the job. They are not in tune with
pointing. They all suggested tearing the wall down and starting from
scratch. It would have cost $10,000-$15,000.


The moral of the story? Hang in there, find your lime, and have fun. It is
fun.



Martin Skrelunas
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P.O. Box 184
New Canaan, Ct 06840
ph.:203.966.4483 / fax:203.972.1767




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