badly matched mortar

[jeanirvin]

Our builder did a good job with the stone work on our extension but didn't match the mortar colour. Can I touch up the mortar to make it blend in?

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[noseall]

Jeez some folks are difficult to please! The mortar is just 'new' and not a lot wrong with the colour. Let's not forget the original has had time to age, for goodness sake.

Even if the builder were able to use exactly the same mortar that was on the original, they would still differ because of age.

Be patient.

 

[jeanirvin]

Okay! I suppose the original has had time - 170 years!

Thanks

 

[CortinaV8]

I can barely tell!!!

The wonky guttering with the obvious step, and the mismatched ridge tiles are more noticeable.........

 

[jeanirvin]

The guttering and ridge tiles are done now! The photo was taken before we finished those.
I think I must be worrying too much about the mortar!

 

[Nige F]

I`d worry more about plastic gutter+ downpipe...hope you`ve got iron or ali looking like iron now

 

[hotrod]

What extension?

 

[Nige F]

What extension?

The bit with the placcy downpipe....spoil the ship for a ha`penneth of tar

 

[joe-90]

What he could have done was leave the pointing until it was all finished and then made test swatches up balancing the cement, red sand and yellow sand and keeping a record of which mix was which. If it were done that way you'd never be able to pick the fresh from the old (well not without a closer look).