maxdavie Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Hello, We've had some very special cast stone plinth blocks installed in a sandy 'bath' colour. Our groundworker - a bricklayer by trade - has installed them with a 10mm joint using yellow mortar (despite us having a convo on site re the joints being as thin as possible, ie 3mm and in a colour-matched mortar). Given that we wanted to achieve something that looks seamless, I think it looks awful! - see photos at bottom. I'm going to ask him to repoint with a colour-matched mortar - sadly it'll be too late to achieve a thinner joint now. Has anyone worked with cast stone blocks who could offer some advice about how to point them neatly and what a good mortar to use is? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassanclan Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 We used cast stone cills some of which came in two halves. 3mm joint is not practical, 8mm would probably be the minimum, but if the plinth lines up to the corners it suggests that the designers specified 10mm. In my case the cast stone manufacturer provided the sand and white cement which was colour matched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 The cast stone manufacture Suplied us with a bag of dry mix for pointing and chips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxdavie Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 1 hour ago, bassanclan said: 3mm joint is not practical Is this just because its physically difficult? Or does it not lock the block sufficiently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassanclan Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Its not physically difficult. There are many thin joint systems which are used on blockwork etc with 3mm joints, but they use a glue rather than sand and cement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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