kurt Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 Or anyone else that knows something about mortar..... Would you call this sort of fracturing consistent with too hard mortar? If not, what do you think it is? Limestone, full load bearing, chapel down @ U of C. Click to Enlarge 32.13 KB
Bill Kibbel Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 Edge chipping/clipping to limestone is caused by mishandling in transit or installation, impact damage (steps) or Portland cement used for repointing. Easy to rule out the first 2 and identify Portland in the mortar joints.
mjr6550 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Posted August 18, 2015 I might think that if I saw a lot of damage, but not if just in a couple areas.
kurt Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Posted August 18, 2015 That's what I thought, but needed verification. The chapel did just fine for 100 years, and lately there's been this chipping....not coincidentally a few years after some engineering geniuses pointed the whole place with new mortar. It's all over the place. It could go tragic.
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