The garden walls of 16 Grande Rue are shown being re-rendered in lime mortar. First, all the old lime render was hacked off, and then the two artisans started on this skilled task that will entirely encase the old 17th century coursed rubble wall within. Hand skills such as this are still quite the norm in the Loire valley. There are so many historic buildings of quality that require these traditional skills to survive, that it is expected that non-specialist builders can execute them as much their conservation specialist colleagues.
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