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Brand new hydraulic lime pointing. The spire was raked out before we pointed it (the existing cement mortar was removed).
We also pointed the inside of the spire, as it was extremely open. The wind and rain were blowing straight through the wide open joints on the west facing elevation.
Click on the picture to make it bigger, then count about 2 to 3 rungs up from the base of the ladder, and in that approximate area, behind the ladder, you’ll see sunlight coming through the wall at two different places. It was like this all over the place but the angle of this picture does not show all the gaps.
This picture was taken high up inside. As you can see the daylight is shining through this open joint.
These pictures show how it looked once it had been pointed.
