{"id":1395,"date":"2026-01-07T17:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/?page_id=1395"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:35:26","slug":"mortar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/index.php\/mortar\/","title":{"rendered":"Mortar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1395\" class=\"elementor elementor-1395\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46edc1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46edc1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce2dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dce2dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mortar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6926720 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6926720\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8134f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8134f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef7290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ef7290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Mortar<\/span> is a mixture of lime, cement, water and sand. The strength of the mortar depends on the ratio of cement used. The most common types of mortar we use are N and S<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong> Type N &#8211;<\/strong><\/span> common uses are walls. It&#8217;s softer and easier to work with. If you have a hard mortar between bricks then your bricks are more likely to crack, instead of the mortar. You typically see damage like this when the house settles or exepriences temperature changes. Type N is more pourous allowing moisture to escape. Water that cant escape will deteriorate bricks.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Type S &#8211;<\/strong><\/span> Has more cement in the mix making it much stronger. This is great for structural loads and resistant to water. Type S is commonly used in retaining walls or load bearing walls, where water will be frequent. Retaining walls still need good drainage though.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We purchase all of our mortar from Amerimix. This photo is to see the options only as we are not a dealer of Amerimix or affiliated with them in any way.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9757160 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9757160\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0833015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0833015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mortar-Colors-791x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1398\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mortar-Colors-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mortar-Colors-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mortar-Colors-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mortar-Colors.png 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66959b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66959b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeed28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eeed28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuckpointing and Repairs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f8435 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86f8435\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15e05a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b15e05a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe9e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfe9e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tuck pointing is the process of removing weak or damaged mortar and replacing the joint with fresh mortar. The mortar between bricks or stones is referred to as a joint. Similar to removing a cavity, all the bad mortar needs to be extracted. If the brick or stone is totally loose, you will need to redo the work. In some cases this means a total rebuild.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189d7a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"189d7a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf425cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf425cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tuck-pointing3-768x984.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1422\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tuck-pointing3-768x984.png 768w, https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tuck-pointing3-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tuck-pointing3-799x1024.png 799w, https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tuck-pointing3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee4dc5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ee4dc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a8a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2a8a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tuck-pointing2-1024x890.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1421\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tuck-pointing2-1024x890.png 1024w, https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tuck-pointing2-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tuck-pointing2-768x668.png 768w, https:\/\/miexulmasonry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tuck-pointing2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mortar Mortar is a mixture of lime, cement, water and sand. 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