Vintage view: How old stone and brick walls can benefit from lime render

Hugh Dorrian of Stoneware Studios tells Kya deLongchamps how old stone and brick walls that have been coated in cement render, benefit from the re-introduction of lime render on the outside or lime plaster inside.

Lime mixes have been used for plasters, render and pointing, not for centuries, but for thousands of years, and they hold an important place in the repair and conservation of older buildings in Ireland today.