Stone Restoration. Consultation. Lime Plastering and Rendering

After a few weeks pointing at the Lobethal church the inside is nearly half way. Ready at one end for some carpentry magic and a return in the new year to finish the other end and start the outside! Something special about this job. Love my job! #he
I was given an incarnation of this tool 30 years ago. It was close to 15 years old when I got it. It started life as a standard pointing trowel and has been adapted to suit various pointing requirements over the years. Today was its last go with lime
Well the new lime adventure beckons! One man, one pointing trowel, lime and the jazz sounding perfect. Restoring the old church in Lobethal one pointing stroke at a time! Already love this one. Love my job! #heritagesa #stonerestoration #lovelobetha
Almost a year has passed at the ‘little’ folly in Aldgate and final lime plasters finished. Been a battle with the weather, access, water and drying times of the 8 ton of sand needed to level the 150 year old walls. Never in all the years
Really proud of this bloke ben_gautier yesterday. He chose timber over lime and won his school heat to earn a place in the World Skills regional carpentry finals. Didn’t place on the podium but did himself very proud. Starts his apprenticeship
Finished one. Left one waiting. Started another one and another one and carried on with the other one. Rolling across the Adelaide Hills one job at a time in the pursuit of all things a little Wabi Sabi. Always learning. Love my Job! #adelaidehillshe
When you don’t want much, this is about everything you could want! Back to finish the pointing with some lime mortar and shade at the Lobethal Mill. #lovemyjob @lovelobethal #heritagesa #limemortar
Left the 'folly' in Aldgate to settle down after many layers of Lime render covered some pretty deep stones. When we return we will plaster board the raked ceiling that we added timbers too, to adjust the angle of the ‘rake’. Once that st
From Friday to Monday. Getting closer on this church to the re-pointing. Thanks to @ben_.gautier for an excellent few dusty and hot days! Love my/his job! #stonerestoration #southaustralia #heritagerestoration #lovemyjob
When the little damp repair job turns into something bigger and you think that’s it. Then you realise what you thought was the north wall is actually the east wall and the very long north wall is also part of the job. Must learn the whole sun i
Spraying lime render on a Saturday with ‘Girl Friday’#lovemyjob #girlfriday #limerender
Left the rammed earth to dry out. Started something special on a little folly. Helped by Girl Friday making a cameo on a Tuesday and smashing it. ❤️ Then popped in to another one on the way home to have an exploratory chip chip. #girlfriday #stoneres
Well here we go again. Well sort of. Not stone! Very strong cement render with Tyrolean finish has blown in places and undermined the rammed earth walls. Render is hard to get off but I love a challenge and my new scaffold! #limerender #rammedearth s
Making finishing progress back at the Lobethal Mill. Cement render removed and stone work pointed after a bit of tidying, love and redress. Limewash going on on the inside after flaking paint and blown flushing compounds removed. Really enjoying all
Well that was one to test the will! All curves. Even inside the shelves there were no angles. Remit was make it look like it was carved out of stone, so had to combine smooth with some texture and then some ‘Wabi Sabi’ inspiration! All c
I think I have been lucky for many years to find jobs that are not just about that. TheJob. They are about the people, the place, the want, the vision known or unknown. My current job exemplifies that and then some. Wonderful people. Creativity. Stor
A day and half and it still won’t dry! #wetlimerender #hessian #heritage
This was a fairly challenging lime rendered day out with @niclogan70 ! Back early in the morning to polish/ burnish. #limerender #featurewalls #restoration #lovemyjob
Big few weeks at the Lobethal Mill. Paint and cement based render removed inside ready for lime plaster and a plant based paint. Cement render removed outside ready for repointing in lime mortar. Also a bit of acrylic render over the cement sheeting
And now a rhino!