Old bricklayer corrected my mortar mix 2 years ago and I still think about it

He told me my mud was too wet and that I was "making soup, not brickwork." I cut back the water by about 20% and my joints stopped sagging overnight. Anybody else get told their mix is off and had it totally change their results?

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alice26915d ago

You ever stop and think about how mortar is just like cooking though? Too much water and it gets weak, not just saggy. I had a guy tell me the same thing once and I realized my bricks were actually sliding around way more than I thought.

joseph_ellis8515d ago

Oh man, "saggy mortar" is my new band name (if I could play an instrument, that is). You're totally right about the cooking comparison though. I messed up a batch last summer and it was like soup, bricks were doing the worm all over the place. My buddy who actually knows what he's doing said I basically made mortar-flavored pudding. It wasn't pretty, but at least the chickens didn't complain about the extra water in the garden.