Catch pit mortar mix - Catch pit mortar mix

Foul and surface water, private drains and public sewers, land drains and soakaways, filter drains and any other ways of getting rid of water.
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Post: # 116503Post outcycling

Building a brick catch pit to stop all the soil going to the soak away. Using engineering bricks but as the mortar is going to be in water a lot of the time do I need to use a special mix maybe with pva in it or some waterproofing agent ?

Great site, used it a lot over the years.

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Post: # 116506Post Tony McC

No need for special additives, other than the usual plasticiser. Use a 4:1 mix based on a building sand - basically, a bog-standard bricklaying mix.
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Post: # 116507Post outcycling

Excellent, thanks
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