MIRACLE MORTA-LOK MASON'S HYDRATED LIME TYPE S MORTA-LOK • ELASTICITY • DURABILITY • WATERPROOF • GREATER EFFLORESCENCE CONTROL • WORKABILITY Preferred By Professionals
Miracle MOrTa-lOk Carmeuse's Miracle Morta-Lok is the clear choice of professional contractors and architects alike. Contractors can lay a course easily and quickly with the high sand-carrying mortar. Architects specify Miracle Morta-Lok because they can count on its strength, bond and durability. All are provided with a cost savings over ordinary masonry cement. feaTureS BOnd STrenGTh... In masonry construction the bond actually has two parts... flexural bond strength and extent of bond.
Table 2: TeST MixeS Mortar Type O 1:2:9 N 1:1:6 S 1:1/2:9 M 1:1/4:3-3/4 1 part Portland cement Type 1 1 part Portland cement Type 1 1 part Portland cement Type 1 1 part Portland cement Type 1 2 parts Morta-Lok lime 1 part Morta-Lok lime 1/2 part Morta-Lok lime 1/4 parts Morta-Lok lime 9 parts masonry sand 6 parts masonry sand 9 parts masonry sand 3-3/4 parts masonry sand Note: Morta-Lok hydrated lime, Type S meets or exceeds ASTM specifications C-207-92.
Table 5: Guide fOr The SelecTiOn Of Tuck POinTinG MOrTarS a Mortar Type Location A Recommended Alternative Interior O K, N Exterior, above grade exposed on one side, unlikely to be frozen when saturated, not subject to high wind or other significant lateral O N, K Exterior, other than above N O In some applications structural concerns may dictate the use of mortars other than those recommended. This table is not applicable to pavement applications.
