Using Plasticiser and SBR in Mortar Mix? - Screwfix Community …
Jun 28, 2018 · Can I use a plasticer AND SRB in a mortar mix. I need to repoint a garden wall and what to use the SBT to improve the adhesion to the brick and apply it with a mortar gun. I …
Bricklaying mortar - Screwfix Community Forum
May 25, 2007 · The mix we use is 0ne of lime to five of building sand. We use the same mortar over and over again,just add water to re-activate the dried mix. They probably mix it in a …
Chimney flaunching mix - Screwfix Community Forum
Mar 11, 2020 · Im nervous about it cracking so please can you confirm the correct mix to use. Ive been told 3:1 (2 parts sharp, 1 part builders sand) and not as wet as mortar for bricklaying. …
Mortar does not compress when bricklaying - Screwfix Community …
Jul 27, 2023 · Mortar doesn’t compress when you lay bricks (it’s actually incompressible), it moves. When brickies lay a bed of mortar, they use the trowel to create a channel in the …
Plasticiser in mortar - Fairy Liquid OK? - Screwfix Community Forum
Dec 3, 2007 · im a bricklayer and have trained for 4 years and won a national trophy in golden trowel award, i would strongly advise you not to use fairy up liquid in your mortar mix. as what …
Sharp sand in block laying mortar | Screwfix Community Forum
Jun 13, 2008 · Sharp/grit/washed sand, small sharp pieces of stone perhaps no bigger than 3mm; best where a tougher mix is needed, benching manholes, tops of chimneys etc, usually 3:1. …
Ideal cement mix - Screwfix Community Forum
Oct 7, 2003 · Standard superstructure mortar (above DPC) for modern facing bricks (FL Quality) is now 6:1 (on all sites throughout the country) however if you are using stock (solid dense) …
Mortar guns: composition of mortar | Screwfix Community Forum
Mar 29, 2006 · Mix as normal mix for bricklaying (with normal amount of plasticiser) using a whisk for mixing (not a cement mixer) as the whisk whips up the mix properly and entrains air. The …
Beach Sand instead of soft sand for mortar mix :)
Jul 21, 2006 · The cement will bond to the sand but not to the salt and will not hydrate effectively in those zones so mix is weak and as a mortar, unadvisable to use. Your cottage affair - £400k …
Mortar mix help - Screwfix Community Forum
Sep 14, 2021 · Good morning, i am posting in the hope that someone can help me with an ongoing issue i have. I began laying my own patio (first time) and have been preparing a 4:1 …