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Found out old school bricklayers used to mix their own mortar with lime in Philly
Was reading this old trade book from 1923 I found at a flea market in Lancaster last weekend. Turns out they added lime to almost every batch back then, like a 1:3:12 ratio of cement to lime to sand. Blew my mind because I never even touched lime in the 8 years I've been laying block. Anyone still mess with lime these days or is it all just type N and S now?
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dakota_rivera6d agoTop Commenter
Did our grandparents just have more patience for things that take time?
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