Maintenance of pointing in historic buildings. Decay and replacement

The choice of incompatible mortars for the repair of pointing in historic buildings is among the most important causes of damage and too early maintenance need. Central in the project was the compatibility of mortars in historic buildings. The assessment of recurrent damages in which re-pointing is involved, hypotheses on the role of the re-pointing mortar in the occurrence of damage and laboratory research on incompatible and compatible solutions form the framework of the research undertaken.