Pre-Blended Colored Masonry Mortar: How to Lock-In Consistency
This webinar provides you with an interesting and interactive demonstration on the future of masonry mortar.
Sponsored by Spec Mix | Presented by Nick Blohowiak
Webinar On-Demand
COLORED MORTAR MADE RIGHT! This webinar provides you with an interesting and interactive demonstration on the future of masonry mortar. Attendees will witness hands-on demonstrations illustrating the factors and process to ensure high quality, uniform factory produced mortar in comparison to the challenges and inconsistencies associated with traditional site-proportioned & mixed colored mortar. Now architects and specifiers can be assured that the mortar they specify is manufactured to exceed all applicable ASTM standards, and the exact same from project start to finish!
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Nick Blohowiak is the Vice President of Construction Products for SPEC MIX, a Quikrete Company. With over 30 years of Masonry Construction hands-on experience and 20 years of preblended construction product application knowledge, Nick has worked with building owners, designers and contractors to explain the advantages inherent with factory preblended products in excess of 100 times around North America. He is a member of CSI, AIA, ALA and the ASA. He is also a NCMA Certified Masonry Testing Technician (CMTT). |
SPEC MIX is your national source for high-quality, factory-produced stucco, mortars and grouts that are preblended for the construction industry. SPEC MIX products are precisely engineered to meet ASTM and building code requirements. For more information, visit https://www.specmix.com/.
Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in July 2023
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify what makes good, uniform-colored mortar.
- Discuss mason’s sand and how “sand bulking” impacts mortar consistency.
- List the steps involved in selecting and specifying pre-blended mortars engineered to match the properties of the specified masonry unit.
- Explain the importance of mortar bond strength vs. compressive strength.
