From the yard
Notes from
the yard.
No news, no puff. Just how the work goes and why we do it the way we do.
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Why an arch needs a keystone, and a wall does not
An arch is a mechanism until the last stone locks the ring. Here is what that means on site, and why we build ours over timber and leave them alone for a week.
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Lime or cement: knowing which wall you have
Repoint a soft old wall in hard cement and you move the damage into the brick. Here is how to tell what you are working with, and why we mix lime for anything built before the war.
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What a structural opening actually costs
Knocking two rooms into one is rarely the beam that costs the money. It is the temporary support, the padstones, and the making-good nobody quotes for. Here is where it really goes.
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