Q: While traveling the back roads through Sigmund [in Upper Milford Township] and also along the Limeport Pike [in Lower Milford Township], we can see lime kilns. Knowing these kilns are a thing of ...

Lime-based mortars are flexible and pervious, allowing for shifts in older foundations and structures and facilitating the movement of moisture in and out walls. This malleability is paramount to ...

Plaster made from lime is environment-friendly, repairable and sustainable. Despite this, lime plaster on historic buildings has been replaced in modern times by plaster containing Portland cement -- ...

Lime is a traditional bedding and pointing material in Scotland’s historic built environment. These three morning talks will start with the basic principles of processing raw limestone or shells into ...

Q. I’m about to undertake a complex project. I’ve got an older brick home that’s more than 100 years old. There are places where the mortar needs attention. The bigger issue is a room addition we’ve ...