Ecologic™ Mortar Customized Code

Ecologic™ Mortar Custom Product Description:

Ecologic™ Mortar Customized. Ecologic™ Mortar Customized  is a custom “Mix and Go” mortar that can utilize any Saint-Astier® NHL binder, Prompt® Natural Cement, Carmeuse® High Calcium Hydrate, Quick Lime, Ecologic™ Hydraulic Lime 3.5 Platinum along with many other types of cements and lime blends designed and fit for the purpose for which they are intended to be used. To begin the conversation about an Ecologic™ Mortar Customized  blend send your sample to our laboratory using this form: https://www.limeworks.us/wp-content/uploads/Sample-Submission-Form-Revised-12-19-23.pdf and we will contact you on the next steps. Our custom service allows you to obtain case-specific “in-kind” replacement materials that go beyond our 12 stock  Ecologic™ Mortar colors which are based on  Saint-Astier® NHL 3.5 and create the most authentic reproduction material for your important project.

Available in 12 stock colors and 3 different grades:

• Coarse(G) to be used for joints over 3/8″
• Fine (F) to be used for joints between 1/4”-3/8”
• Butter Joint to be used for joints under 1/4”

deGruchy’s Ecologic™ Mortar, in any of the stock colors, is simply a prepared blend of binder, aggregate, and pigments to which you add water, mix, and go to work. Our lime mortar is suitable for historic buildings to re-point, stucco, parge, and plaster and contains zero Portland Cement. Ecologic™ Lime Mortar can also lay/re-lay brick, terra cotta, block, and stone on modern construction. Ecologic™ Mortar is a “Green” Product and the result is an “Old World” Lime finish that is chemically and physically suitable as a replacement mortar for historic masonry.

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Compatible with historic masonry

Compatible with historic masonry

Compatible with historic masonry

NHL 3.5 will reach 750 PSI

16 stock colors and custom options

16 stock colors and custom options

Three Sand Gradations

Won't Trap Moisture

immune to salts and sulphates

immune to salts and sulphates

Contains No Portland Cement

Contains No Portland Cement

Low Modulus of Elasticity

Low Carbon Footprint

Allows reuse of masonry

Pure and Naturally Occuring

Pure and Naturally Occuring

Ships Nationwide

Ships Nationwide

Ecologic™ Mortar Benefits

The advantage of the pre-blended material with sand and pigment already added is that the quality control of the mix design is already completed. The mixing can take place on each level of the scaffold, if suitable conditions allow using the drill and paddle mixing method, with no excess sand piles or other bags of material stored on site.

Read more about the benefits of Natural Hydraulic Lime and the issues that develop from repairs done with Portland Cement.

Pre-Blended

deGruchy’s Ecologic™ pre-blended mortar is all you need. Having all the materials in one bag reduces the temptation to add Portland cement, which is customary when a typical Type N mortar is made with local hydrated lime. The pre-blended material ensures that the engineering of the mortar’s final properties is kept in a high-quality control environment with the right sand and the right pigments for consistent color and results.

Mortar Strength

NO Portland Cement is present or needed in deGruchy’s Ecologic™ Mortars yet the stock material will still reach the 750 p.s.i. required for a Type N mortar while maintaining the high permeability required for repointing and repair to historic structures originally built with lime mortars. Due to the lack of Portland cement, Ecologic™ Mortar is immune to sulfates and salts. The alkali-silica reaction does not take place with St. Astier Natural Hydraulic Limes.

Lime Mortar Coverage:

• Quick Estimation Numbers & Material Calculator

One pail of Ecologic™ Mortar will:

1. Lay about 40 standard brick
2. Lay about 10 standard 8″ x 8″ x 16″ block
3. Repoint about 40 square feet of standard brick joints @ 3/8″ wide and 3/4″ deep
4. Repoint about 100 lineal feet of standard brick joints @ 3/8″ wide and 3/4″ deep
5. Repoint about 15 square feet of rubble stone wall @ 1″ wide and 1-1/4″ deep
6. Stucco about 6 square feet @ 3/4″ thick
7. Stucco about 21 square feet of finish coat @ 3/16″ thick

SAFETY DATA SHEETS (SDS)

• Ecologic™Mortar Safety Data Sheet

Data Sheets

• Ecologic Mortar SCG Coarse (G)
• Ecologic Mortar SCG Fine (F)
• Ecologic Mortar SCG Butter Joint (BJ)

Application Instructions

• Working with Saint-Astier® Brand NHL and Lime Products for Various Applications
• Basic Tutorial on Repointing Brick Using Ecologic™ Brand Lime Mortar 
• The 5 Most Important Steps
• The 5 Most Important Steps (Spanish)
• Working with Mortars in Cold Weather

Technical Specifications

• Physical & Mechanical Data
• NHL Reworking
• Sea Water Resistance
• 24 Month Test

Product Leaflet

• Ecologic Mortar Leaflet

Recipes

• Lime Mortar

Reworking Lime Mortar after 24hrs

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Ecologic™ Mortar Customized is a specially formulated mix created by the LimeWorks.us Laboratory. Custom Simulations are pre-fabricated custom formulated mixes that are developed from customer submitted samples (i.e. brick, stone, mortar, paint samples, or color swatches). Once a customer has received their special code from LimeWorks.us and approved the custom mix they can place their order online for their custom product. Lead times vary from product to product based on the quantity purchased, so please get in touch with us with any questions regarding your order.