Masonry Magazine December 1994 Page. 2
SOLVING THE MORTAR PUZZLE!
#1
Masonry Cement Helps
Make Watertight Walls
Laboratory tests show that masonry cement mortars shrink only half as much as portland cement-lime mortars. Crack less! So masonry cement mortars help make walls more watertight, less likely to leak. It's that simple.
In a series of ASTM C 1148 tests, masonry cement mortars had only half the shrinkage as portland cement-lime mortars. Send for a free report.
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Masonry
Cement
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