Masonry Magazine February 1995 Page. 70
SOLVING THE MORTAR PUZZLE!
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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