Plastered wall, new ceiling and exposed brickwork in the dining room

Rob and Lois, you can both sleep easy now that the decision has finally been taken to leave this patch of brickwork exposed! The builders are going to rake out the loose mortar and find lime mortar to match the existing mortar. They will also replace one or two bricks that are past their best and have been filled with modern concrete. Sorry about the pile of stuff in front of it, but I am sure you get the idea.