Historic Furniture Store Maitland High St Historic Furniture Store We removed old Portland cement from previous poor repair works and repointed all joints using a sand and lime mix.P1010376We built up stone work using compatible materialsAfter removing the Cocoon we then repointed the whole building.Applying Cocoon to remove damp and associated salts which caused stone to fall off the building.Chemical damp course being injected.Existing slate damp course was affected by salts which allowed rising damp to penetrate and damage stonework.