Chaux what

It’s ideal weather for doing some jobs in the garden, the sun is out but not too hot, around 20°C. So Brian decided he wanted to re chaux the side of the steps as one of the sides was crumbling off. Chaux (pronounced ‘show’) is a ready mixed lime mortar that we had only previously used for grouting, so it was a bit of a new thing for him.

After he had picked all the loose, old chaux off, he wetted the wall, mixed up the chaux and started to skim it onto the wall.

It went on surprisingly easily, and he soon had the job finished. It’s really finished the steps off. Now we know it works there’s a few more areas that will need doing this year.