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We explore what you need to know about various admixtures for masonry mortar, and how these materials may affect mixing, brick and block laying, and the cleaning process.

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Next, consider the hand crank systems and other moving parts such as the winch and gears. For these components, reliability is more important than anything else, Breithaupt said, and delays can be costly. "If they eve

Mortar Admixtures

GETTING THE MOST FROM ADMIXTURES

Proper admixture use gives masons more control over their mortars

By Brett Martin

Each admixture has a specific job to do. While accelerators and retarders are the mo

Masonry admixtures have many advantageous properties, from activating or retarding the mortar's setting time, to repelling water and controlling efflorescence; increasing weather resistance, to protecting mortar color. But they have to be used