Brand new hydraulic lime pointing. The spire was raked out before we pointed it (the existing cement mortar was removed).
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Spire stabilisation and lime pointing
This 2015 job involved stabilisation of the head of the spire followed by full rake out and repointing.
We also carried out more minor tasks like painting the finial and fitting mesh to louvre windows to prevent birds getting in and making a mess of the inside.
We fitted four large and strong copper cramps to stabilise the head of the spire. This was the clients favoured approach as the Church could not afford a full rebuild. This repair will keep the spire stable for a great many years to come (it will see all of us out).
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Louvre painting
The 3 pictures below show louvre windows we recently painted.
We used, as always, an extremely high quality and expensive timber preserving paint. We continue to specify the stuff in spite of its cost, as it lasts so long and looks so good.
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Copper cramps
Laddering a 250 foot Edinburgh spire
New louvre window on the steeple of the Round Church, Islay
During other maintenance work on the roof and steeple we noticed that one of the louvres was in a desperate state so it was replaced.
Here is how it looked before.
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Fitting cramps in Perth, Scotland
We frequently have to fit cramps to stabilise masonry features such as this decorative gable finial stone.
In case you don’t already know, cramps are shaped lengths of stainless steel that secure one stone to it’s neighbour.
No scaffold was necessary here. As you can see we are using abseil gear for access to the outside wall.