DamnDude
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- Feb 18, 2018
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Ugh.
I'm a DIYer and I have come to the conclusion about bricklayers... God Bless every single one of you.
I'm doing a small scale project and have had set back after set back. Building a rock well house with a hinged roof. Not as difficult a project as many would think, but I find myself redoing portions multiple times, and I believe its a mortar mixture issue. I'm using 3 parts portland, 2 parts mortar mix and 1 part sand. Mixing well and not adding to much water, it's a gooey mess. My problem comes in as such. Large rocks on bottom are set and have set up very well, midway up the walls is where I'm running into issues with none adherence... I do a layer at a time, and allow to set over night, and start the next layer and the rocks are either loose or I may jar them loose. Even with easily handled rocks.
I've done some rock work before with the same mixture as above and had spectacular outcomes on walls I have done. Any advise would be greatly appreciate.
Thanks in advance.
I'm a DIYer and I have come to the conclusion about bricklayers... God Bless every single one of you.
I'm doing a small scale project and have had set back after set back. Building a rock well house with a hinged roof. Not as difficult a project as many would think, but I find myself redoing portions multiple times, and I believe its a mortar mixture issue. I'm using 3 parts portland, 2 parts mortar mix and 1 part sand. Mixing well and not adding to much water, it's a gooey mess. My problem comes in as such. Large rocks on bottom are set and have set up very well, midway up the walls is where I'm running into issues with none adherence... I do a layer at a time, and allow to set over night, and start the next layer and the rocks are either loose or I may jar them loose. Even with easily handled rocks.
I've done some rock work before with the same mixture as above and had spectacular outcomes on walls I have done. Any advise would be greatly appreciate.
Thanks in advance.