replying to Vic Smith, Thad wrote:
You are on the money with that statement. I used type N that I don t know
the age of and parged a chimney. I didnt think it looked right when mixing
it but I applied it anyway. The next day I had to remove everything I did. It
had crumbled as though there was hardly any cement in it. Also the mortar had
not hardened except for a lot of small pellets no bigger than a pea and they
were not rock hard.



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