From:
Norman Watts <Norman_Watts@zzzzzzz>
Date:
Thu, 9 Dec 2004 07:59:08 -0500
Subject:
mortar for limestone blocks
On Dec 9, 2004, at 4:50 AM, Nick Durnan wrote:
Quoted text begins.Do you see plaster used in such a way in your restoration work?
Would the use of plaster be considered to be a permanent material to
assemble stone work?
End of quote.
George
Yes I find gypsum plaster used in virtually every church monument I
have ever repaired.
Nick, would you please say just a few words about what is gypsum
plaster, putty lime, hydraulic lime. No treatise, but I don't know
anything about these materials and would like to follow the
conversation.
Also, yesterday there was talk of copper pipe, gypsum and gravity
holding stone walls together. How is the pipe used in this situation?
n
Norman Watts, Ph. D.
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