Pull the trowel up the wall to embed the mortar in the lath. You’ll find recipes for mixing your own mortar in the stone manufacturer’s instructions, but Schilling uses premixed Type S mortar ...

While metal had been identified around the top walls in the 19 th century ... There are very few documents on the construction of the cathedral, but the “stone and mortar” research team was able to ...

In the image below, the Glossy setting is not ideal as we can see a clear reflection of the adjacent pool and concrete wall. The stone is not reflective however, it did darken up the mortar joints.

Dry stone walls are not built with mortar, but careful selection of interlocking stones ensures they are strong – the oldest ones in the UK date back thousands of years. Bernard McEnroe ...