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What is the correct mix for a lime mortar mix?? For external b/work
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Hiya all,
What is the correct mix for a lime mortar mix?? For external b/work


1:1:6 is the common one.

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In article . com,
smudger wrote:
Hiya all,
What is the correct mix for a lime mortar mix?? For external b/work


1:1:6 is the common one.

That's a cement/lime/sand mortar you're describing there, 1:3 lime/sand for
a plain lime mortar.

Andy.


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