I've got some marshalite ash decorative bricks for a garden wall, see
www.wickes.co.uk/p/210928
The are basically stone effect, grey, but with some larger brown/yellow flecks (i.e. made of cement with some larger grit sand in it).
Can anyone suggest a good mortar mix that will bring out the yellow tones in the bricks? I've seen the wall done with a brown stained mortar but it looks terrible.
Basically, I don't want it to look like "cement" if you get the idea.
Mix needs to be strong enough for a 4" thick wall with 8" piers every metre, about 6 courses high.
Thanks,
Simon.

On 23/04/15 18:15, sm_jamieson wrote:
I've got some marshalite ash decorative bricks for a garden wall, see
www.wickes.co.uk/p/210928
The are basically stone effect, grey, but with some larger brown/yellow flecks (i.e. made of cement with some larger grit sand in it).
Can anyone suggest a good mortar mix that will bring out the yellow tones in the bricks? I've seen the wall done with a brown stained mortar but it looks terrible.
Basically, I don't want it to look like "cement" if you get the idea.
Mix needs to be strong enough for a 4" thick wall with 8" piers every metre, about 6 courses high.
Thanks,
Simon.

I'd use white Portland, lime and yellow sharp sand.

Its a nice rustic look. If you want it paler, try and get washed sand



--
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for the
rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge. €“ Erwin Knoll

On Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 7:04:46 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 23/04/15 18:15, sm_jamieson wrote:
I've got some marshalite ash decorative bricks for a garden wall, see
www.wickes.co.uk/p/210928
The are basically stone effect, grey, but with some larger brown/yellow flecks (i.e. made of cement with some larger grit sand in it).
Can anyone suggest a good mortar mix that will bring out the yellow tones in the bricks? I've seen the wall done with a brown stained mortar but it looks terrible.
Basically, I don't want it to look like "cement" if you get the idea.
Mix needs to be strong enough for a 4" thick wall with 8" piers every metre, about 6 courses high.
Thanks,
Simon.

I'd use white Portland, lime and yellow sharp sand.

Its a nice rustic look. If you want it paler, try and get washed sand



Does the lime affect the colour ? I've not used it before and its another bag to buy !
Anyway, I'll have to get some white Portland and try it with the sand I have got (sharp and maybe a bit of soft) to see what it look like.
Simon.

On Friday, 24 April 2015 09:38:24 UTC+1, sm_jamieson wrote:
On Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 7:04:46 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 23/04/15 18:15, sm_jamieson wrote:
I've got some marshalite ash decorative bricks for a garden wall, see
www.wickes.co.uk/p/210928
The are basically stone effect, grey, but with some larger brown/yellow flecks (i.e. made of cement with some larger grit sand in it).
Can anyone suggest a good mortar mix that will bring out the yellow tones in the bricks? I've seen the wall done with a brown stained mortar but it looks terrible.
Basically, I don't want it to look like "cement" if you get the idea.
Mix needs to be strong enough for a 4" thick wall with 8" piers every metre, about 6 courses high.
Thanks,
Simon.

I'd use white Portland, lime and yellow sharp sand.

Its a nice rustic look. If you want it paler, try and get washed sand



Does the lime affect the colour ? I've not used it before and its another bag to buy !
Anyway, I'll have to get some white Portland and try it with the sand I have got (sharp and maybe a bit of soft) to see what it look like.
Simon.

Lime owns the colour. Its white, and sand colour has only a little effect on that


NT

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...
On 23/04/15 18:15, sm_jamieson wrote:
I've got some marshalite ash decorative bricks for a garden wall, see
www.wickes.co.uk/p/210928
The are basically stone effect, grey, but with some larger brown/yellow
flecks (i.e. made of cement with some larger grit sand in it).
Can anyone suggest a good mortar mix that will bring out the yellow tones
in the bricks? I've seen the wall done with a brown stained mortar but it
looks terrible.
Basically, I don't want it to look like "cement" if you get the idea.
Mix needs to be strong enough for a 4" thick wall with 8" piers every
metre, about 6 courses high.
Thanks,
Simon.

I'd use white Portland, lime and yellow sharp sand.

Its a nice rustic look. If you want it paler, try and get washed sand

Plus you can buy cement colouring dust to add in.

On 24/04/2015 08:04, harryagain wrote:
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...
On 23/04/15 18:15, sm_jamieson wrote:
I've got some marshalite ash decorative bricks for a garden wall, see
www.wickes.co.uk/p/210928
The are basically stone effect, grey, but with some larger brown/yellow
flecks (i.e. made of cement with some larger grit sand in it).
Can anyone suggest a good mortar mix that will bring out the yellow tones
in the bricks? I've seen the wall done with a brown stained mortar but it
looks terrible.
Basically, I don't want it to look like "cement" if you get the idea.
Mix needs to be strong enough for a 4" thick wall with 8" piers every
metre, about 6 courses high.
Thanks,
Simon.

I'd use white Portland, lime and yellow sharp sand.

Its a nice rustic look. If you want it paler, try and get washed sand

Plus you can buy cement colouring dust to add in.


Garish colours though

On Saturday, 25 April 2015 10:13:01 UTC+1, stuart noble wrote:
On 24/04/2015 08:04, harryagain wrote:

Plus you can buy cement colouring dust to add in.

Garish colours though

Depends how much you add. They fade streakily, except for iron oxide.


NT

On 25/04/2015 10:26, wrote:
On Saturday, 25 April 2015 10:13:01 UTC+1, stuart noble wrote:
On 24/04/2015 08:04, harryagain wrote:

Plus you can buy cement colouring dust to add in.

Garish colours though

Depends how much you add. They fade streakily, except for iron oxide.


NT


AFAIK all cement colours are synthetic iron oxides. Naturally occurring
earth pigments should be more subtle. Umbers, siennas, ochres etc.

On 25/04/15 10:13, stuart noble wrote:
On 24/04/2015 08:04, harryagain wrote:

Plus you can buy cement colouring dust to add in.


Garish colours though

They will degrade back to something softer with weathering. My roof
pointing was done in jet black mortar. It is now dark grey - which is
better than the default light grey.

On Thursday, 23 April 2015 18:15:47 UTC+1, sm_jamieson wrote:
I've got some marshalite ash decorative bricks for a garden wall, see
www.wickes.co.uk/p/210928
The are basically stone effect, grey, but with some larger brown/yellow flecks (i.e. made of cement with some larger grit sand in it).
Can anyone suggest a good mortar mix that will bring out the yellow tones in the bricks? I've seen the wall done with a brown stained mortar but it looks terrible.
Basically, I don't want it to look like "cement" if you get the idea.
Mix needs to be strong enough for a 4" thick wall with 8" piers every metre, about 6 courses high.
Thanks,
Simon.

photo + graphic editor should help decide


NT

On 23/04/2015 20:13, wrote:
On Thursday, 23 April 2015 18:15:47 UTC+1, sm_jamieson wrote:
I've got some marshalite ash decorative bricks for a garden wall, see
www.wickes.co.uk/p/210928
The are basically stone effect, grey, but with some larger brown/yellow flecks (i.e. made of cement with some larger grit sand in it).
Can anyone suggest a good mortar mix that will bring out the yellow tones in the bricks? I've seen the wall done with a brown stained mortar but it looks terrible.
Basically, I don't want it to look like "cement" if you get the idea.
Mix needs to be strong enough for a 4" thick wall with 8" piers every metre, about 6 courses high.
Thanks,
Simon.

photo + graphic editor should help decide


NT


Grow stuff between the bricks at intervals