Making History: The Continuing Story of Virginia Lime Works

This conversation between Jimmy and Jeff Price, offers a little insight into what Virginia Lime Works does, how they do it, and most importantly, why they do it.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• historic preservation
• lime
• documentary
• green building
• lime mortar
• lime putty
• hydraulic lime
• lime plaster
• limewash
• lime paint

[virginialimeworks]

No. They are more like "tabby brick" which were common in coastal South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Traditionally tabby brick or tabby concrete were made by taking quicklime, adding sand and oystershell and molding. The heat from the quicklime would dry the mix quicker and allow the brick or concrete to be tough within 24 hours (although the actual curing took longer). We're basically doing the same thing with ground rubble and hydraulic lime. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[adrywallfinisher]

great video

[manholewisdom]

are the lime brick the old brick we know as punkin brick on these old buildings. They weren't fired huh?

[manholewisdom]

now the urethanes are growing

[manholewisdom]

was that school in bristol?