Mixing Lime Based Mortar With Experts @OxhornLimeworksLtd-ik8qu #bricklaying #history #youtube

Today we have a demo from oxhorn lime works ltd on Facebook. We are mixing a lime based mortar to try and recreate black ash mortar which they used in the Victorian era. The wall wall built in 1892.

[Terrahawks_Zelda]

Excellent. I’m glad to see a popular channel such as yours showing hot mixing. So much old brickwork would be in a far better state had it been repointed in quicklime instead of cement.

[OxhornLimeworksLtd-ikqu]

Thanks again for having us Stu this video is so well put together.

[wolframgottschalk]

Dear Stu, dear KC, I appreciate your courage handling pure CaO (bunt lime in German). The risk of accidents when exstinguishing larger quantities with water to get hydrated lime Ca(OH)2 is huge ... a clean case for protection equipment! From my point of experimente you can improve the lime mortar quality if you set a large tub with the lime and let it rest for some days upfront. Any remaining CaO in the mortar will cause a risk with durability in the joints.
BR from Germany
Wolfram

[robbertdeboer]

Inturesting stuff stu like that mate 💯💪👌

[seniorgolfprogress]

It’s all Clever stuff that well done boys👍

[pompeyjim]

Someone once told me the fact that the old houses here in Portsmouth were built with lime mortar stopped a lot of them collapsing from vibrations from indirect bomb hits in ww2, due to the better flexibility over cement.

[mikeberry]

I hope he washes the kitchen sieve before going home 😂😂😂👍👍👍

[jakea]

Can we have subtitles for them folk from Sheffield lol 😂

[grantrobinson]

Buy a pan mixer the best method of mixing

[FiscalWoofer]

It’s was fly ash from coal fired power stations 6:20

[FiscalWoofer]

Yep don’t want to waste that stuff 8:07 it’s expensive!

[jackranger]

I dunno Stu I love everything you and kc do but this lime big no