Glazing brickwork

tony6403

brightontraveller wrote: »

Here's a method for you to try out :wall:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, if it crumbles after say 20 -30 good hits its lime :wave:

Ahh I see ,you are obviously referring to codified guidance on lime mortars.
As we are passing on useful tips, here's a method for you to try out - find out when the wall was built and if it was after the mid 1930s it's quite likely that Portland Cement was used and not hydraulic lime.

brightontraveller

tony6403 wrote: »

Ahh I see ,you are obviously referring to codified guidance on lime mortars.

Nope

tony6403 wrote: »

As we are passing on useful tips, here's a method for you to try out - find out when the wall was built and if it was after the mid 1930s it's quite likely that Portland Cement was used and not hydraulic lime.

Portland Cement 20. 14. 13. 26. (L, C, S ) pointless explaining it further to you,,,
, You believe as you do?