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Q: should I repoint this garden wall with lime mortar or cement given that:
a) a scary amount of the original lime mortar seems to be very weak / turned to dust.
b) it has a hell of a link/ lean further down, probably because of degraded footings & being built against with another skin of bricks on the other side.
c) some of the bricks are already a bit frost damaged.
d) it is already painted, doubtless not in anything breathable/ and will be painted again.
I'm leaning toward cement as it'll likely be a bit stronger and might hold it together by brute force a bit longer, even though it's not the 'right' thing to do .
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