lime in mortar

[happyhero]

Hi I am building a barbe cue and have been looking at the mixes for the mortar, can somebody tell me the difference it will make if I add lime or do not add lime please?

Will it be ok not to use lime, if I prefer not to, or is it a must?

Any help appreciated.

 

[Shytalkz]

Lime in a mortar mix makes it more workable, less permeable, slightly weaker and therefore more tolerant of movement.

I wouldn't bother with a barbie, tbh, just 1:5 cement/sand, with a smidgin of plasticiser in it (not Fairy Liquid!).

 

[chessspy]

WOT? not fairy liquid? Shy,
Wot do you mean then, some other brand of wash up?
don't tell me the PC police have even got to the building sites.

 

[Shytalkz]

I have it on good authority that Tescos own brand is the best - no mention of fairies that could otherwise upset the sensibilities of those on site of a ahem gentler persuasion either.

 

[chessspy]

Wot exakerly are you suggesting Shy?
Nancy boys on building sites?
I don't think so, they'd sprain their limp wrists.

 

[Shytalkz]

Nowhere is free of them these days, Chess - it's the law...

 

[chessspy]

Tell me about it shy,
since I got sense and chucked the toys in the back of the coal shed,
and took up robbing junk dealers, (sorry meant to say restoring antique art objet d art for top end London salons)
almost all my clients are one fanny short of a good night in.

 

[Shytalkz]

...almost all my clients are one **** short of a good night in.

Hold the "alt gr" key down as you press "o", gives you "ó", gets around the auto-censor viz: cóck

If that's what it was, of course

 

[chessspy]

No actually Shy,
I said one p u s s y short of a good night in.

 

[Shytalkz]

Oh, does that make me gay then

Same technique though: pússy

 

[chessspy]

Hi, shy,
only you can make that decision,
I will still talk to you anyway,
Most of my best friends / clients are of the SSUH perrsuasion.

 

[Shytalkz]

I like laydee bits too much to hop over the fence!

SSUH??

 

[chessspy]

Shoveling sand uphill, (substitute another word for sand)

 

[Shytalkz]

God I'm slow tonight...uphill gardeners!!!

 

[chessspy]

yes, quite, Shy,
were not really discussing lime in mortar are we?
BTW and aprapo of nothing, if you google 'chessspy' you will get 1500 hits, does that mean I'm famous yet?