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  2. Shotcrete - Wikipedia

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    The concrete or mortar is formulated to be sticky and resist flowing when at rest to allow use on walls and ceilings, but exhibit sufficient shear thinning to be easily plumbable through hoses. Shotcrete is usually an all-inclusive term for both the wet-mix and dry-mix versions invented by Akeley.

  3. Masonry trowel - Wikipedia

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    Tile setter: a brick trowel with an extra-wide blade to hold more mortar than a standard brick trowel. It is ideal for smoothing mortar on large bricks and blocks. Tuck pointer: used for neatly packing mortar between bricks and blocks when repointing and repairing crumbling mortar in masonry walls.

  4. Mortar (masonry) - Wikipedia

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    Mortar holding weathered bricks. Mortar is a workable paste which hardens to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units, to fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, spread the weight of them evenly, and sometimes to add decorative colours or patterns to masonry walls.

  5. Rutland house lifted to replace crumbling foundation laced ...

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    The work is set to cost about $250,000, which not only includes the work and materials but also the testing of each load of cement for pyrrhotite

  6. Alcoa Makes the Most of Crumbling BRICs and Mortar - AOL

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    Aluminum may be stronger than bricks and mortar, but this global aluminum supplier can't escape the very foundation that it's built upon. Alcoa (NYS: AA) inaugurated earnings season this week for ...

  7. Repointing - Wikipedia

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    The third, recessed, is when the mortar sits back from the face of the brick. There is also tuckpointing, where a mortar of a contrasting colour is 'tucked' into the masonry joint. If the color of the new mortar is still not similar to the old mortar after repointing and setting, the non-repointed areas of the structure can be cleaned.