Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:25 pm
I have trawled through various messages / archives and deduce that the colour of the mortar used for pointing is driven predominantly by the colour of the sand used. As I live in NW England our building sand is deep red in colour, however I want a grey mortar mix for the pointing (an attempt to match to the flags which I know is not a spectacular idea but I am hoping it will hide to some extent the poor job I have done so far, thus appeasing the missus). Anyway, someone told me you can use children's play pit sand mixed 3:1 with cement for the pointing. As the play pit sand is much lighter in colour the final result will be nearer the grey I am after rather than the brown I get with the my building sand.
Can anyone confirm that this info is correct and that I will get the desired results and are their any handy tips which will help me (not including paying a professional next time)
Can anyone confirm that this info is correct and that I will get the desired results and are their any handy tips which will help me (not including paying a professional next time)