Sandstone Mortar
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Andrew[MG]

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3,359 posts

228 months

Friday 28th December 2012
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Anyone know where I can buy this in Glasgow? Preferably I'll be able to get it in red to match the colour of the tenement. I'm just looking to do a small repair to the windowsill so don't need a lot.

Donboy

74 posts

171 months

Saturday 29th December 2012
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Try masons mortar , I think they are in the govan area , they have all colours , including the red you ask ...

nigelonich

1,017 posts

250 months

Monday 31st December 2012
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do you not just put this into the mix?
http://www.wickes.co.uk/cementone-no1-cement-colou...

shtu

4,596 posts

176 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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Ordinary cement-only mixes will be too hard for use on sandstone. I'd definitely recommend mason's mortar - they'll be able to give you premixed lime mortar the right colour, texture, etc. Just add water.

They also do various stone repair mixes, which might be useful of you are repairing a window cill.

http://www.masonsmortar.co.uk

Andrew[MG]

Original Poster:

3,359 posts

228 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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Excellent, thanks for the tips guys. It's quite a small repair but I want to make sure that the sill doesn't sufferer further weather erosion which makes it a bit repair at some point in the future.