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Midway through our AIP repointing project

Our AIP Jammers have been working incredibly hard and the results have been fantastic. Eland Stuart has been teaching a variety of skills including washing out joints gently and using lime slurry to provide a keying texture for vertical joints!

Preparing for repointing
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Repointed!
Repointed!

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Posted on 13/09/201913/09/2019Categories Dunans CastleTags AIP, Dunans Bridge, Dunans Castle

First Day with AIP at Dunans Bridge

First Day with AIP at Dunans Bridge

Day one: lots of clearing out joints, discussion of approach, and above all, lots of learning about rubble-built structures.

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Posted on 10/09/201910/09/2019Categories And The Next Thing is ..., CharlesCharlieCharles, Dunans CastleTags AIP, rubble, Telford

September 2019 Report from Dunans

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Posted on 09/09/201909/09/2019Categories And The Next Thing is ..., Dunans Castle, How To Restore A CastleTags AIP, Argyll, Brexit, Dunans Bridge, Report, scaffolding

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