Imitation stone lintel (almost) - Renovation vlog #48

Let's cast the first lintel of the turret, in reconstituted stone, made of crushed stones. We also had to integrate rebars as reinforcement… 👇
This work required a lot of test, preparation and reflection, despite some setbacks that created a bit of disappointment, we are confident in our choices.
As it was not easy to explain everything in this video, we made an additional sidenotes video with some additional explanation: • Annex to Vlog 48 - Rei...
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Here is our mixture for information purposes only, made with our crushed cut stones, there is no guarantee that this will constitute sufficient resistance with other materials or for other implementations.
Natural stone mortar
3 volumes of stone powder 0/2
3 volumes of stone powder 2/6, can be partly replaced by sand 0/4, more resistant but changes the permeability.
2 volumes of white Cement 52.5
Tinted stone mortar
3 volumes of stone powder 0/2
1 volume of white cement 52.5
Pigment at max 10% of binder
00:00 | Hi
00:27 | Context, choice of process
01:41 | Mixture test phase
03:59 | Texture, rendering
07:08 | Produce stone powder
10:41 | The formwork / mold
13:21 | The frame
16:41 | Casting of the lintel
19:06 | Unmoulding and small setbacks
20:38 | End
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