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Lime burners in the sky!
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Tim De Chassaing (leboistoo)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-08-15 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Camera: Pentax Optio 550 |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-09-25 5:44 |
| Viewed: 503 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
St Astier Natural Hydraulic Limes (NHL) and derivative products have been produced by the same families since 1851. The mineralogical characteristics of the raw materials, the manufacturing process and the quality controls are such that users are assured of the constant performance of the products. The experience acquired over the years is shared with the user through the assistance available from the Technical Department and from carefully chosen specialist distributors, able to assess the type of mortar required. This is especially important in Conservation and Restoration, where mortars should be project specific in order to ensure their compatibility with existing materials and the fabric of the buildings.
In new build St.Astier Limes have developed a range of binders and ready mixed mortars combining all the characteristics required by today’s builder in terms of speed of setting, strength, elasticity, plasticity, low capillarity and shrinkage, with the breathability and aesthetic quality of lime mortars. The result is that these lime mortars are becoming the obvious alternative to cement mortars also in the new build and eco build sectors.
The ecological benefits of lime mortars such as CO2 re-absorption and condensation control provide vital answers to some of today’s
environmental and energy saving requirements which cannot be ignored by the professions and trades involved in the protection of the built heritage and in the construction of our new living environment.
The towers in the photo were once used for 'burning' the lime, which after heating crumbles in to a powder. They stand about 20 metres high and have a spiral staircase on the far side. They caught my eye due to the strange constuction.
Image: Cropped, framed, resized, and sharpened. |
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