The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:14 pm**

I need to re-point some areas of my stone driveway but am struggling to get a colour match on the mortar - just wondered if anybody could offer me some advice please?

The original mortar has a very light 'pink' hue (salmon pink possibly?). What would you suggest I try sand/cement wise to get something near a match. I understand I will need to experiment but is there a particular choice of material to start off with?

I don't think that a mortar colouring/tint was originally used as the area is quite large and other areas of the house have the same sort of colouring.

Would really appreciate any help and many thanks in advance.

Mike

Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:06 pm**

You will, most likely, never achieve a colour match for your old mortar. Even if you sourced the same red sand used to create a pink-ish mortar, the same cement, managed to guess the exact same mix ratio, you can not replicate the weathering that has taken place.

Either:

1 Learn to live with it
2 Cut out ALL the old mortar and re-point the lot
3 Find a mortar colour that is near enough or complements the existing.

Posted: **Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:09 pm**

Appreciate your advice - many thanks!

The Brew Cabin

'pink' mortar - advice needed please - Advice needed please