Mixing Lime Based Mortar With Experts

Today we have a demo from oxhorn lime works ltd on Facebook. We are mixing a lime based mortar to try and recreate black ash mortar which they used in the Victorian era. The wall wall built in 1892.

[@2BeefHair]

Excellent. I’m glad to see a popular channel such as yours showing hot mixing. So much old brickwork would be in a far better state had it been repointed in quicklime instead of cement.

[@wolframgottschalk1028]

Dear Stu, dear KC, I appreciate your courage handling pure CaO (bunt lime in German). The risk of accidents when exstinguishing larger quantities with water to get hydrated lime Ca(OH)2 is huge ... a clean case for protection equipment! From my point of experimente you can improve the lime mortar quality if you set a large tub with the lime and let it rest for some days upfront. Any remaining CaO in the mortar will cause a risk with durability in the joints.
BR from Germany
Wolfram

[@user-bj7kt9vm2c]

Yes. A friend at work put a bucket on the floor and got one small drop in his eye. Loss of ability to work during treatments and what not. The contractor paid compensation. not nice. It can make holes in your hands, you will discover them at the end of the day under the gloves. And don't breathe that dust...very dangerous.

[@OxhornLimeworksLtd-ik8qu]

Thanks again for having us Stu this video is so well put together.

[@pompeyjim]

Someone once told me the fact that the old houses here in Portsmouth were built with lime mortar stopped a lot of them collapsing from vibrations from indirect bomb hits in ww2, due to the better flexibility over cement.

[@mikeberry304]

I hope he washes the kitchen sieve before going home 😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@robbertdeboer7715]

Inturesting stuff stu like that mate 💯💪👌

[@seniorgolfprogress83]

It’s all Clever stuff that well done boys👍

[@Ibnabbas198]

Great video

[@jakea3419]

Can we have subtitles for them folk from Sheffield lol 😂

[@OxhornLimeworksLtd-ik8qu]

Tha rate ther bud.

[@jakea3419]

I bet we all used hydrated lime at college and that just crumbs back to dust

[@billybulmer7386]

Coil soot! That’s something you would only hear in Yorkshire

[@grantrobinson5176]

Buy a pan mixer the best method of mixing

[@FiscalWoofer]

It’s was fly ash from coal fired power stations 6:20

[@user-vf5wf7nw9e]

Стю ,для чего известь дабовляете?

[@fishwars5979]

Yeah get the job done next year 😂😂

[@chrisbirchall2876]

Bloody hell it's fred dibnah 🤣🤣

[@OxhornLimeworksLtd-ik8qu]

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[@FiscalWoofer]

Yep don’t want to waste that stuff 8:07 it’s expensive!

[@jackranger5476]

I dunno Stu I love everything you and kc do but this lime big no

[@jackranger5476]

What’s your thoughts on in stu ?

[@Bp98]

Неуморни учитељ Мр Кромптон.