Limetec Lime mortar

'Unlike cement, lime based mortars allow for the recycling and reuse of bricks and masonry. It also uses less energy than cement in its production, and it reabsorbs some of the CO₂ given off in the firing process as it sets. It also has a lower embodied energy that most cement based products.

There are three standard mortars which cover a range of likely applications both for conservation and new build. These are as follows: -

Limetec eminently hydraulic mortar
For use where a higher level of durability is required i.e. masonry exposed to severe weather

Limetec moderately hydraulic mortar
For most normal applications i.e. cavity brickwork, blockwork and stonework

Limetec feebly hydraulic mortar
For use with softer bricks and stone, solid wall construction and conservation masonry.

The use of dry mortar and silo technology now allows lime mortar to compete on an equal footing with cement mortars – the argument for using lime has never been so strong! '