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Repointing rubble stone- finishing to floor

  • 06-09-2019 5:39pm
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    don_carlos
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭


    Hi all,

    I am looking for some advice regarding a project I'll be beginning shortly. I will be repointing the stone work in my 120 year old cottage. The walls were previously covered in sand cement which I've removed and the old lime mortar is in pretty rough condition so it's time to repoint. The plan is to leave the walls exposed stone, at least for the time being (perhaps one day plastering some of them when budget allows).



    I recently had the floor joists and floorboards replaced on the first floor as these were rotting. The way the carpenter finished the boards that butted up against the stone wall was to cut the side of the floor board to roughly follow the irregular shape of the stone wall. This gap varies in size from a couple millimetres to about 20 mm in the widest places. I considered putting wooden moulding down to cover the gap between the wall and the floor but this would add a significant cost to my project and I'm wondering if there is a simpler solution.

    When I am pointing down at floor level, can I temporarily lay a 2x4 or similar on the floor and fill in the gap between floorboard and wall with the lime mortar to get a straight line (essentially making a plaster moulding)? I worry that if the floorboard shrinks and expands as they are apt to do it will crack the mortar off the wall. Is there a better way to do this, perhaps putting a strip of underlay between the floorboard and mortar? If so what would be a suitable material for the underlay?
    Thanks in advance for your help!


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