From:
"John VanCamp" <jvcstnwrks@zzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Date:
Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:42:53 -0600
Subject:
mortar for limestone blocks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcus" <marcus@-------------- >
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 2:42 PM
Subject: [stone] Re: mortar for limestone blocks
Quoted text begins.What are the right combinations of sand, lime and portland? I
End of quote.
know it
Quoted text begins.depends on the project and the stone itself. Ian Cramb in the
End of quote.
Art of the
Quoted text begins.Stonemason recommends 7 parts sand: 1 lime: 1 portland. To me
End of quote.
that seems
Quoted text begins.like a hell of a lot of sand. My boss on the other hand has
End of quote.
the "strong
Quoted text begins.mortar's always best" unthinking prejudice: type S with extra
End of quote.
portland
Quoted text begins.added. That blind adherance to strong mortar is even in the
End of quote.
local building
Quoted text begins.code now - all exterior dwelling masonry walls must be type S.
I build mostly random rubble walls and stone furniture using
End of quote.
stone from
Quoted text begins.around here (Shenandoah Valley, Virginia): fairly hard
End of quote.
sandstone (lots of
Quoted text begins.quartz in it) and medium-hard but quite brittle limestone. As
End of quote.
a mortar
Quoted text begins.expert, what mix do you recommend?
End of quote.
Here is a link about mortar for anyone who cares
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/BuildingPathology/mortar.html
Back when I was contracting masonry work, my standard mix was 3
sand to 1 type n masonry, with a little extra portland. Once
type S masonry became available I used it without the extra
portland. It's a nice creamy mix. Older restoration work
requires more of the lime putty mixes.
JVC
- References
- message 00464: mortar for limestone blocks - George Graham (06 Dec 2004)
- message 00466: mortar for limestone blocks - John Twilley (06 Dec 2004)
- message 00471: mortar for limestone blocks - Marcus (06 Dec 2004)
- Previous by Thread: message 00471: mortar for limestone blocks - Marcus (06 Dec 2004)
- Next by Thread: message 00477: Fwd: Re: Re: mortar for limestone blocks - John Twilley (07 Dec 2004)
- Previous by Date: message 00475: Article on shop design. - Bill Weissinger (07 Dec 2004)
- Next by Date: message 00477: Fwd: Re: Re: mortar for limestone blocks - John Twilley (07 Dec 2004)
