Sadly I don’t have a video on this yet as I haven’t tackled my garden but you can use either really. In the past I’ve often used a mortar mix which combines sharp sand and building sand. Ratios can be made to suit your needs. Equally if you have ballast to hand then a concrete mix is just as good.
What mix and additives should i use to repoint my house, it gets a lot if sun on the front and rain. Google gives so many different answers from 3-1 to 5-1, thanks.
A great question! However, one that I can’t directly answer from the information you’ve given me. Google isn’t wrong as those ratios are used but for different things. 3:1 is often used in foundations, where as 4:1 is used for external skins and and 5:1 used for internal walls. With all that said I don’t know the age of your property and that affects the answer because you may need to use a lime mortar if it’s an older property. You shouldn’t use a cement based mortar when the original is lime because the cement stops the property breathing. I would suggest a 4:1 sand:cement (do some small trial mixes if you want to colour match) and if it’s lime 4:1 sand:lime. Hope that’s helpful
@@TheSirbrown Sounds like a plan! I forgot to mention about additives, there are a number on the market. I like the liquid ones as you can add it to your water to get the best result. Liquid mortar plasticisers can be found at any builders merchant, Screwfix or Toolstation. All the best with repointing
Have you got a video on how to haunch block paving edge?
Do you use mortar or concrete?
Sadly I don’t have a video on this yet as I haven’t tackled my garden but you can use either really.
In the past I’ve often used a mortar mix which combines sharp sand and building sand. Ratios can be made to suit your needs. Equally if you have ballast to hand then a concrete mix is just as good.
@@BerkleyBuilds Thank you 😊
What mix and additives should i use to repoint my house, it gets a lot if sun on the front and rain. Google gives so many different answers from 3-1 to 5-1, thanks.
A great question! However, one that I can’t directly answer from the information you’ve given me.
Google isn’t wrong as those ratios are used but for different things. 3:1 is often used in foundations, where as 4:1 is used for external skins and and 5:1 used for internal walls.
With all that said I don’t know the age of your property and that affects the answer because you may need to use a lime mortar if it’s an older property. You shouldn’t use a cement based mortar when the original is lime because the cement stops the property breathing.
I would suggest a 4:1 sand:cement (do some small trial mixes if you want to colour match) and if it’s lime 4:1 sand:lime.
Hope that’s helpful
Thanks yes thats helps. Its a 60s built house, no lime. Im going to point the whole front side so think ill go with 4-1.
@@TheSirbrown Sounds like a plan! I forgot to mention about additives, there are a number on the market. I like the liquid ones as you can add it to your water to get the best result. Liquid mortar plasticisers can be found at any builders merchant, Screwfix or Toolstation.
All the best with repointing