Lancaster Lime Works

Round Tower NHL 3.5 is being used to restore this beauty! Our 2.0 and 3.5 is now on sale for $39 a bag! Buy Today! #brick #oldhouses #oldhouse #oldhouselove #oldhouselovers #oldbuilding #oldbuildings #masonry #mason #oldbrick #limemortar #sustainableliving #sustainability #sustainable #greenbuildings #greenbuilding

A lovely 1850 home in dire need of repairs. A fine example of how old growth timber and lime mortar have held up without maintenance for 170 years. The last photo shows evidence of white limewash over the lime stucco. This house would’ve looked fantastic! The DNA of the building is in its mortar! #oldhouses #oldhouse #oldhouselove #oldstonehouse #oldstone #stonemason #stonemasons #limemortar #historichomes #historicpreservation #historicpreservationmatters #historical #repointing

More pics from Amy, the homeowner on her plastering project. She’s doing a fantastic job! Now is a great time to start interior plastering! It’s before the holidays and our NHL 2.0 is ON SALE!!!!! http://bit.do/fJgrM #plaster #plasterwalls #plastering #plasterwork #plasterers #plasterlife #womeninconstruction #sustainableliving #sustainability #sustainable #greenbuildings #greenbuilding #greenbuild

More pics from Amy, the homeowner, doing an absolutely fantastic job plastering! Now is the time to start interior plaster work. It’s before the holidays and our NHL 2.0 is on sale! http://bit.do/fJgrM #interiorplaster #interiorplastering #womeninconstruction #limeplaster #limeplastering #limeplasterers #limeplasterwalls #greenbuildings #sustainableliving #sustainability #sustainable

First time DIY customer using our NHL and sand mixed with a bit of clay from her backyard and her local horsehair! Don’t you think she’s doing a fantastic job for never plastering before? We love customer submitted photos! Contact us for Lime Plasters! #limeplaster #diy #oldhouses #oldhouse #clayplaster #clayplastering #plastering #plasteringlife #limerender #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyproducts #sustainability #sustainableliving #greenbuilding #lime #historichomes #naturalbuilding #womeninconstruction #historic #plasterwalls #oldhouselove #naturalplaster

Training @interiorspecialtiesgroup at @mtk_lighthouse in lime mortar! A fantastic project with great masons! This lighthouse is privately owned and relies on the generosity of the community for support. Consider a donation at www.montauklighthouse.com. #limemortars #limemortar #stonemasonry #stonemason #stone #stonemasons #oldhouse #historichomes #historicpreservation #limemortarspecialists #limerepointing #naturalbuilding @ Montauk Lighthouse

The mortar joints in historic masonry buildings act as the primary conduit to allow moisture to escape. These bricks have been sealed with silicon which caused this fantastic display of salt crystal eruption from the mortar joint. #oldbricks #oldbrickhouse #oldbrick #oldhouses #oldhouse #historichomes #historicalrestorationandpreservation #historicpreservation #salt #masonry #brickmason #limemortars #limemortar #diy #repointing @ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ever wondered how to knock up our lime putty mortar? This video will explain and show you how simple it is.

Beautiful white lime finish plaster pigmented with Cocalico Citrine pigment. #lime #limeplasters #limefinish #plaster #plastering #plasterers #oldhouses #historichomes #oldhouse #oldhouselove

Stucco Lustro used in another home! Fantastic results!

How much compressive strength does a mortar need on a fifty foot tall brick building from the 1860s? Calculate 50 x 150 lbs/ft3 (an average weight for this type of masonry) and you come up with 7,500 lbs. Take that and divide by 144 inches in a square foot and you have about 53 lbs/in2. Add in the loads of the floors, roof structure, furniture and occupants and an additional safety allowance and call it 200 psi (pounds per square inch). The bricks themselves will probably have a compressive strength of at least 500 psi. So the mortar for any relaying or re-pointing on this building should be in a range of 200-400 psi. #limemortar #historichomes #historicmortar #lancasterpa #oldhouselovers #oldhouseloverestorations #lancasterpa #lancastercitypa #historicbrick #historiclancaster