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DK Arkitekter is open
DK Arkitekter has opened. We are an architecture practice in Copenhagen, specialised in residential architecture, home renovation and house extensions.
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How to read an old house – before you change it
How to read an old house: find out what is original, what has been added since, and what the traces tell you, before anyone decides anything. An old house is built in layers, and every layer has a reason. Once you know them, the next change can answer the house instead of erasing it.
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Lime mortar or cement mortar – why it matters for an old wall
Lime mortar is the mortar most old Danish houses were laid and pointed with. Lime mortar is softer than the bricks around it, and that is the point. It takes the moisture and the movement, and it can be renewed without harming the bricks.
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Repointing brickwork – what to know before the joints are raked out
Repointing brickwork means raking out the worn joints and filling them with new mortar. The joints are the part of a wall made to be renewed, so that the bricks can stay. Done the old way, repointing keeps the wall tight and leaves the bricks alone for many years.
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