Grout colour - How to make lighter

[stapleme]

Hello i want to make the grout lighter in colour for the pointing of natural indian sandstone pavers i layed..
What do you use to do this??
cheers all

[lutonlagerlout]

well if its a mortar grout,you could add lime to the mix,or even use white cement
ta
LLL

[Tony McC]

Silver sand and cement or lime

[Tony McC]

Here's a thought: given the massive variation in sands used for mortars throughout Britain and Ireland, how about creating a visual encyclopaedia of mortar colours?

If you're knocking-up any mortar in the next few weeks and happen to have a digi camera with you, photo the starting sand, the finished (plastic) mix, and, ideally, the mortar when cured in a week or so. Let me know the mix ratio, what type or sand (or where you go it) and I'll upload the results onto a separate page on the main website.

[lutonlagerlout]

funny enough starting BWK tomorrow
will have a pop
cheers
LLL