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  • Its hydraulic you wamt - hydrated lime is quicklime.

    NHL 3.5 will probably be OK for pointing, and is as easy to work with as cement mortar.

    I tend to buy the pre-pack stuff (20kg aggregate, 5kg lime, with the aggregate colour matched) for ease, at £10 a pop.

    When I get round to rendering, I'll be buying a 500kg bag for £80/ish.

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