On Monday, March 23, 2015 at 1:19:01 PM UTC, mark wrote:

I am going to put a brick porch on an old house.
I want the mortar to blend in with the lime mortar of the house.

I don't want to use the real M'Coy, just something that looks a similar
colour.

I propose to use white cement/lime/sand and am seeking advice on the ratios.

mark

Why not use lime? It'll look the same, be the same and age the same. Only downside is you need to build slower, as it takes time to strengthen. For diy work that's usually quite practical. Don't forget to match the sand.

1:1:6 is the (white) cement option, how well it'll match... shrug.


NT