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| message from Jerry Built on 18 May 2004 |
What sort of stone is it?
J.B.
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| Martin Pentreath replied to Jerry Built on 18 May 2004 |
Sorry, it's covered in paint and filler, and I don't think I would know one
type of stone from another even if it wasn't!
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| Martin Pentreath replied to Martin Pentreath on 23 May 2004 |
Thanks for all the advice, I've done the first cill now. My house is of no
particular historical value, just an 1880 terrace. Finances prevented me
following the counsels of perfection involving stone masons. Instead I just
hacked off all the crap, and got back to sound stone (which incidentally
was of a yellowish tint, and made up of lots of layers in the same way as
slate). I used a whole 2.5kg bag of quick set cement and built the cill up
to where it should have been. It's ready for painting and looks fine now,
and seems to be very solid. Only the onset of winter and some freezing
water will tell whether it's actually any good, but it cost £2.79 and took
30 minutes, so I've not got much to lose.
Here's the stuff by the way
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?ts=71211&id=18054
If you've never used it, take them at their word - it sets very rapidly and
is workable for ten minutes at most, so best mixed in small batches. One of
its advantages is that as it sets you can 'polish' it with a float in the
same way that you polish plaster, which gives a very smooth finish.
Only another eight cills to go.
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