Cement or lime

[Butler]

Hi guys. This may be a daft question but why do we use cement a lot of the times when we all know it can cause problems in the long run, I know it's cheaper than lime but lime was used years ago for all building needs. What I would like to know is should I be reccomending lime rendering to people when I can't use the up to date methods ie scrapped mon, silicone thin coat so on. Just would like to know your thoughts..
cheers.
gary.

 

[malc]

lime is slow and expensive, cement is quick and cheap.

 

[bubbles65]

and as we live in a 'quick fix' society :RpS_thumbup:

 

[Render Systems]

lime on solid walls cementicious is ok on cavity walls

 

[martinemj]

agree with render sys