mitchell.logan•28d ago

I just finished a 100-foot retaining wall in Spokane. The foreman insisted on using a lime mortar mix, but I've always used a modern polymer additive. The lime job took twice as long to set, but the foreman says it'll last 100 years. Which side are you on?

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xena_west4328d ago

Ugh, tell that foreman time is money.

dylanh976d ago

Lime plaster takes like a month to fully cure. My contractor said that and I almost fell over.

hart.uma28d ago

Watched this play out with my uncle's old farmhouse. He always said the original lime plaster walls could breathe and move with the house, while modern patches just crack. Sometimes the slow way is the right way, even if it drives you nuts waiting for it to cure.