General Building
Offers superior workability for General Building applications, especially formulated for Bricklaying, Render and Paving mortars. Available in water resistant plastic packaging.
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Add clean tap water | Add Bricklayers Cement. | Add Sand |
Careful not to over water. Bricklayers Grey Cement will self-lubricate the longer its left mixing in the cement mixer. Mix thoroughly to a workable consistency. Use a bucket to measure out your sand. Shovel batching is inaccurate.
Tables below show a typical mix design
Always read instructions before use.
PARTS BY VOLUME: PER THE AS 3700 STANDARD.
APPLICATION | BRICKLAYERS GREY CEMENT | HYDRATED LIME | SAND |
MORTAR M3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
MORTAR M3 | 1 | NO | 5 |
MORTAR M4 | 1 | NO | 4 |
RENDER | 1 | NO | 4 |
PAVING | 1 | NO | 3 |
SPECIAL NOTES
Mixing guide only per kilos approximately
APPLICATION | WATER | BRICKLAYERS GREY CEMENT | HYDRATED LIME | SAND | MAKES APPROX, |
MORTAR M3 | 15 Litres Approx. | 20KG | NO | 90KG Approx. | 1 FULL WHEEL BARROW |
MORTAR M4 | 10 Litres Approx. | 20KG | NO | 75KG Approx. | ¾ OF WHEEL BARROW |
Use a bucket to measure out your sand. A 10 litre water bucket holds approx. 15kg of sand. DO NOT USE Plasticizers or air entraining additives with Bricklayers Grey Cement.
WARNING: Mortar plasticizers on/ or workability agent additives should not be added. This modified cement blend already contains synthetic lime & workability agents, Hydrated Lime can be added for extra workability.
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