Mortars, adhesives, grout

More and more common fence with natural stone (sandstone, limestone, et al.), The fence built of different shades of brick clinker or hand-formed, or different concrete imitation of natural stone. Fugue or connect to different shades of gray and black - the delicate pale yellow, sometimes white.

Some investors prefer to buy ready-mix guided by only the price can sometimes distrust the contractor, lack of faith in the fact that the usual materials can do something. And maybe because any number of times it rains sentence: white cement? It is very expensive, otherwise do not even know where to buy it, and even, and as you know - it's hard to talk about quality. It is that, in fact - do not, or otherwise - is a dubious argument. Given the fact that the cheapest white grout, adhesives and mortars are still more expensive than the equivalent of mixed here and now on the site, without at the same time the strength and endurance as they mixed the good performers, why is this happening? Why not have confidence in their knowledge?

Mortars and all other "invention" directory (based on cement) - is very similar composition - that is, cement as a binder, a filler having the desired granulation time lime or other plasticizer (having the task of ensuring formability - ductility) of the mixture, plus other chemicals allows on this or other use in extreme conditions (eg. frost). All the time, however, the three most important things remain a similarly everywhere.

To obtain bright colors ranging from white, white cement is needed as a binder as not to alter the color of the mortar or grout and a suitable filler, which is typically sand of grain size up to 2 mm. Yellow, combined with the other components gives a slightly yellow tint, light gray or grayish white - usually does not change color dramatically, making the mixture is lightly creamy. Completely white sand is quartz sand - mined in the Biala Gora in central Poland, or meal "Biala Marianna" - that is, in principle, marble - this happens with the Klodzko Valley. (in polish words "biala" , "bialy" etc.; mean "white" in english)

Similar rules and similar rules apply when mixing mortar for the construction of walls or lining the walls of the hand-formed brick, clinker - if it requires a clear mortar or grout.

Fence with natural stone masons in two ways. The first is an external stone mortar with cement white, while the center of the flood plain concrete on the basis of gray cement. This means that the external fence mount stone is much stronger than the agent, usually in some way reinforced. The second version is a bricklaying entire fence on gray cement and white cement grouting only. This method may involve time-consuming construction of the wall, and fewer opportunities to shape his appearance.

Hand-formed brick, natural stone is also suitable for leafs of the walls, which means that a really strong mortar to well combined these elements with the substrate, which is usually a wall or specially prepare warming. Here the advantage mixes prepared on the spot it is possible to increase the adhesion, which is usually associated with changes in the quantity of cement, and it is rather in plus. As such mortars are cheaper than ready-made, and it's quite a specific amount, it is possible to "straighten" curved walls and render the visual will be simple. Eye "will resist" architectural details, and the curvature of the escape. Sometimes this method is used to wrap paved and walled fence, fugujšc only individual joining.

Any, mortar can obviously podbarwić other pigments to color, which "fits the concept" and these are not the only means so that you can buy in the store - ready, but so what we want. Simply add mortar pigment in an amount to achieve the desired effect and then "watch" quantities.

In ancient times, rarely used mortar based on cement - much more lime, which manifests itself in poor condition the walls of cemeteries, castles, churches, etc. Such walls often tynkuje is not to frighten getting bigger losses, not to endanger pedestrians .. . And just white mortar, with white cement, sometimes complement the stone material to restore the former glory of what is now hundreds of years. So little is needed - just knowing where to buy individual components of mortar, and skill that most people involved in stone. A great example is the church and its fence in Giebułtow near Krakow. The fence, which still haunted year and a half ago - today pleases the eye. In a similar way renews or restores old castles and palaces, complementing white or light mortar voids in the wall, cracks in the towers, cavities in the