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Can I apply limewash on painted brick?

Hello. I have purchased an almost 200 year old stone home in Canada. The exterior walls have been repointed and are looking gorgeous, although I do not know if the repointing was with a lime-based mortar or with cement. I'm praying it is the former. On the inside of those stone walls, a couple of walls were insulated with fiberglass batts and covered with drywall. Other than mice, there's no evidence of moisture or damage. Other exterior walls are done with lath and plaster. Again no evidence of any problems, although those walls are quite cold. My contractor would like to build false walls and insulate. In the best of all worlds, he would prefer spray foam insulation since it gives an airtight seal, but he is also fine with new fiberglass batts. I've read a number of articles, many of them from the UK, saying that I should not be insulating stone - that I affect the breathability of the house. My contractor says but the winters in Canada are much colder than those in the UK so the comparison doesn't work. I'm making it sound as if the contractor and I are at loggerheads which isn't the case. He has worked on a number of stone homes in my neighbourhood as have many other contractors who also insulate the stone. I just want to make sure that any decision I make now isn't going to come back and bite me in 15 years. We're gutting the house so now is the time to get it right. Should I be insulating and, if so, what's the best method? Any expert advice you can give in that regard is so appreciated. Thank you.

Hi, How often should I have my building caulked or waterproofed? How can I telll it needs to be done?

Hi, my 1930s house in Bath that has concrete window sills which are all showing damage. This ranges from cracking to missing significant sections and exposed rebar. I am looking for advice and/or contractors to repair/replace them. Ideas welcomed. Nick.

A contractor is installing stone on our house. He is using H.Paulin deck screws duralize for the steel mesh before applying scratch coat. We were told the screws should be stainless steel. Is this correct?

I no longer need job performing and I cant find the cancel job tab

Need correct sand, cement, aggregate mix for stone bordering to be laid on top of. The border is on terraced edge; paving upper and soil sloping down. Want to know how to get good foundation as the soil bed has hard concrete layer I don't want to crack. It is the base of patio.

I hired a GC who told me his mason was great. I hired for a flagstone patio. He had some guys dig the hole then filled it with 7in of stone dust, no 3/4in gravel. Is this going to be a suitable base for my patio?

I have an antique wash stand I want to use in the bathroom I need holes cutting in the marble top for the waste pipe and tap any advice

I need your email address to ask you to come and discuss with us re-paving or bricklaying

Is there any civil engineers that carry out groundwork and have the liability cover of £10mil to carry out a simple kerb dropping job

There are big chunks of concrete that have fallen out of the sill

Can a lime wash be applied to the exterior of a glazed brick house (in northeast US). Thank you.

Stone window sill repair costs

I asked for a quote for a job I have and then received an e-mail saying the builder sent me a message, but it doesn't allow me to access any message. It askes me to set up an account with rated people which asks for my trade and I'm not a tradesman. How can I access my message?