How to Make Malta: 9 Steps (with Pictures)

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How to Make Malta: 9 Steps (with Pictures)
How to Make Malta: 9 Steps (with Pictures)
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A quick guide on how to make mortar to build bricks and masonry. The compound we present includes lime, which binds better than the plasticizers in the mixture that will be created.

Steps

Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 1
Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 1

Step 1. The proportions of the compound are 6 parts of sand, 2 parts of lime and 1 parts of cement

Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 2
Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 2

Step 2. Put 2/3 of a bucket of water in the concrete mixer

Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 3
Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 3

Step 3. Fill the buckets to the end with sand and place 6 in the concrete mixer

Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 4
Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 4

Step 4. Add another half bucket of water to make sure the mixture is still wet enough

Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 5
Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 5

Step 5. Fill 2 buckets with lime and add the contents into the concrete mixer

Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 6
Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 6

Step 6. Let it mix for about 3 minutes

Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 7
Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 7

Step 7. Fill a bucket with concrete and pour it into the concrete mixer

Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 8
Mix Mortar for Bricklaying or Stone Step 8

Step 8. Repeat the whole process to make a larger mixture, depending on the size of the concrete mixer, but leave the same proportions and add water at regular intervals - not all at the end

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