Here is a bricklaying team of 6 generations. The Poynters. Photo taken around the 1930s.
On the right we have a fellow with a hod to carry bricks anywhere. On the left of him we have a fellow with a larry and hoe for making mortar on a board.Saturday, 7 December 2019
Saturday, 6 December 2014
Monday, 1 December 2014
Peach sand ocre coloured limestone pointing
Here we have some non hydraulic peach lime sand mortar of the Fremantle vernacular taken from the wall only 50 metres away. Other ingredients were added but this mortar would not have the accelerated setting of modern mortar allowing for striking etc
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Labels: Fremantle, Limestone, Peach mortar
Peach sand used in limestone pointing
Here we have what was common in older stonework around Perth. This high clay sand mixed with slaked lime putty to produce an ochre coloured mix common in bagging and white washes of Rottnest etc.
I dare say all of it was burnt in a wood fire, then the rocks slaked but the burnt 'lime sand' with the associated clay mixed with the slaked lime and possibly some conch.Posted by Neil at 01:34 0 comments
Labels: Fremantle, Limestone, Peach sand, Pinjar
Friday, 7 November 2014
Dry laid limestone rubble wall
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Labels: Limestone rubble wall, perth, rocks
Hand axed random limestone
This was called bookleaf but I believe it is more just axed random.
Bookleaf is much thinner with no mortar joint.
Notice this stone was laid with water line laid face out horizontal.
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