Lime-based mortars are flexible and pervious, allowing for shifts in older foundations and structures and facilitating the movement of moisture in and out walls. This malleability is paramount to ...

Q: While traveling the back roads through Sigmund [in Upper Milford Township] and also along the Limeport Pike [in Lower Milford Township], we can see lime kilns. Knowing these kilns are a thing of ...

Q. I’m about to undertake a complex project. I’ve got an older brick home that’s more than 100 years old. There are places where the mortar needs attention. The bigger issue is a room addition we’ve ...

Many ancient Chinese buildings have stood the test of time thanks to a secret ingredient in the mortar that binds their stones. The ingredient? Rice. Chinese builders incorporated sticky rice soup ...

Question: It appears I wasted some money five years ago. I had my brick building repointed with new mortar, and it has deteriorated quickly. Do you have any idea what caused it to happen? The building ...