{"id":852,"date":"2017-04-11T12:33:20","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T11:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/?p=852"},"modified":"2023-07-14T11:18:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T10:18:43","slug":"brick-slip-mortar-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brickslips.co.uk\/news\/brick-slip-mortar-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Slip Mortar Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is mortar?<\/p>\n

Simply put, mortar is the material that separates the individual courses of brickwork from one an other. It is not a glue as most people think.Mortar helps to iron out any irregularities when building a wall and acts as a levelling compound and also a decorative feature.<\/p>\n

Standard lime mortar or sand and cement mortar are used when building walls but this is not the case when pointing a wall clad with brick slips.<\/p>\n

What do I use to point my Brick Slips?<\/h3>\n

Once the brick slips have been fixed to your wall with adhesive you can then point the wall up with a mortar.<\/p>\n

Pointing is a fairly straightforward job but can be rather labour intensive if you do not use the right tools.<\/p>\n

The hard way would be to mix a semi dry sand and cement mortar and push in your mortar by hand, this is something that can cost less in materials but be rather expensive in labour.<\/p>\n

The time it takes and the method of application mean that this method really does test patience and can lead to heavy labour costs.<\/p>\n

The easy way to point a brick slip wall is to use our bagged pointing mortar.<\/p>\n

Our pointing mortar comes in 5 great colours:<\/p>\n

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