Lime Mortar / Lime Plaster - Product Information

Ecolime Lime Mortar. Standard mix is a 3:1 Hybrid using 1 part crushed limestone, 1 part sharp sand, 1 part soft sand & 1 part lime putty. This lime mortar mix suits the vast majority of applications for pointing, building or plastering. It dries to a light cream / beige colour.

Ecolime Lime Plaster is the same product as our lime mortar mixes. Goat hair can be added for tensile strength, making it an ideal base material for plastering & rendering. It provides a solid mechanical key for your top coat.

Lime Mortar and Lime Plaster are produced from our own unique lime putty and range of aggregates that have been researched and developed over the years.

Product	Uses	Eco Credentials
Lime Mortar	Building - Laying brick or stone Pointing / Re-Pointing Internal or External Rendering	1000Kg of modern mortar (made from Portland cement powder) produces 172Kg of CO₂ 1000Kg of lime mortar (made from lime putty) produces 19Kg of CO₂ During hardening, lime mortar absorbs much more CO₂ making lime mortar 90% cleaner than modern mortar.
Lime Plaster	Base Coat Render / Plaster Internal or External Base Coat Plastering Onto Lath, Stone or Brickwork Walls & Ceilings

Product

Uses

Eco Credentials

Lime Mortar

Building - Laying brick or stone

Pointing / Re-Pointing

Internal or External Rendering

1000Kg of modern mortar (made from Portland cement powder) produces 172Kg of CO₂

1000Kg of lime mortar (made from lime putty) produces 19Kg of CO₂

During hardening, lime mortar absorbs much more CO₂ making lime mortar 90% cleaner than modern mortar.

Lime Plaster

Base Coat Render / Plaster

Internal or External

Base Coat Plastering

Onto Lath, Stone or Brickwork

Walls & Ceilings

Custom Mixes. Using our library of aggregates we can provide close matches to your exsisting pointing work when the need arises, simply send us a sample and we will match it a closely as possible.

With the addition of non cementacious additives (pozzolans) we provide a product classified as a Formulated Lime. This competes with Natural Hydraulic Lime with similar hardness but with greater water permiability, so at the same hardness we provide more breathability.

Certain applications may require a "key" of some description. For example, lath is used to create a mechanical key. When the render is pressed onto the lath it is squeezed through the gaps and actually "hooks" over the top of each strip of wood. The plaster literally hangs from the lath. When applying to brick or stonework, the rough surface should be enough of a mechanical key for the new render to adhere to.