All the old render has been removed from the exterior walls, which have been sand blasted to clean the stones.
After much agonising over the colour, we ordered four pallets of greyish, yellowish, whitish mortar, which arrived Wednesday. The builders started pointing the internal wall yesterday and we're worried it looks a bit dark - but seems to be drying to a "whiter shade of pale"*.
The army is now working on the exterior in order to get it done quickly. Two are doing the pointing, the others are coming up behind with wire brushes to clean off the stones so they protrude. The walls look beautiful.
*Procol Harum
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