Recalimed Brick Floor 45sqm Project

[J Sid]

Ardex FL is a bit as is bal wide joint.

 

[hmtiling]

I want the grout to look a bit 'Sandy' would the wide grout have that look?

Yep, a specific wide joint grout has course sand in it

 

[Bill]

I want the grout to look a bit 'Sandy' would the wide grout have that look?

do you mean not grey?

 

[Wolfie9878]

I’m no expert but have grouted a few now with lime - I was advised by mikewye to use nhl5 4-1 mix with yellow sand - used it a few times on heated screeds with success, easy to apply and wash off - looks far better than a modern grout imo.

 

[Adam18Spring]

do you mean not grey?

Not exactly mate, i am after the same sort of color as the Victorian lime pointing, a sort of textured yellow/white color

 

[Adam18Spring]

I’m no expert but have grouted a few now with lime - I was advised by mikewye to use nhl5 4-1 mix with yellow sand - used it a few times on heated screeds with success, easy to apply and wash off - looks far better than a modern grout imo.

Great! What was your process? Did you seal first? Did you use a gun to point or hawk and trowel?
Thanks

 

[Bill]

Not exactly mate, i am after the same sort of color as the Victorian lime pointing, a sort of textured yellow/white color

Well that is not grey......

look for a flexi wide joint sandstone.

 

[Wolfie9878]

sealed first - just surface not joints, then apply with a pointing trowel, let it firm then brush over or sponge if your stone isn’t too rough.

Gun could work just depends how big the aggregate in your sand is as to wether it’ll flow without blocking the nozzle.

 

[One Day]

I bought a pointing gun to do a similar floor, although terracotta. Threw it away after 5 minutes and switched to pointing trowels and patience. I'd mixed silver sand and cement with sbr. I also tried bal wide joint grout but both just clogged the gun.
I think you can get guns with a paddle built in so you can keep mixing the grout while pumping. Perhaps that's why mine was no good?

 

[Boggs]

Used a pointing gun with lime mortar for my chimney and could not get on with it, found it much easier with trowels.

 

[Dumbo]

As with previous 2 relies tried a pointing gun on reclaimed terracotta. Just kept clogging up

 

[hmtiling]

 

[hmtiling]

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Very rough terracotta done with Bal wide flex and a float

 

[Adam18Spring]

Thanks for the suggestions guys
@Lithofin BOB

Would i be best using Lithofin TC Impregnator and then Lithofin TC Sealer, would this achive the satin finish i am after?

Thanks again everyone, mortar gun is in the bin then....

 

[Perry]

Handmade bricks with sand and cement. Laid and pointed thousands of meters bricks and terracotta. Message me.