Cement or lime mortar pointing

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Thanks again. Wish we could go back in time. Thousands were wasted slapping on cement mortar to solve damp problems in the building.

[scot22]

Thank you that's very helpful. On that I would certainly say it is worth doing. What if a small minority dispute this and say it is a waste of money ?

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I have read that replacing lime mortar pointing with cement mortar pointing in old buildings had done more harm than good.
I wonder about the value of returning the wall to its original state, i.e removing the cement and replacing with lime based. Assuming finance is available would this be sensible....