The Master Stroke Making Lime Mortars The making of mortars is more often than not passed down to the least
skilled member of a building squad or team. In reality, the making of
mortar properly eliminates a very large proportion of the common
defects associated with building work today.
Training & Retraining for Skills Today!
Checking sands & aggregates
Checking silt and clay content
Checking void ratios of sands & aggregates
Set up a productive mixing area
Binder to sand ratios & mixing times
Using the correct equipment
Mortar batch consistency
If mortars are made correctly then a large
number of problems of failed, cracked, crazed or boss render, plaster or
pointing work will be eliminated.
