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   IMERC | Sep 30, 2008 08:22am | #1

   you gonna "shoot" it on or trowel...

    

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming

   WOW!!! What a Ride!
   Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   pghdan | Sep 30, 2008 02:36pm | #6

   I was hoping to fling/paint (don't know if there is a better word) it on with a mason's brush. 

   This foundation is very uneven so I think it would be difficult to trowel it on.  The underlying  mortar is pretty loose.  So I was planning to brush out the worst with a wet mason's brush and then apply a bonding agent before proceeding.

    

   Dan

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   IMERC | Sep 30, 2008 06:40pm | #7

   keep in mind parging is a really thin top coat...

   that loose mortar needs to be removed with more than a wet brush...

   something tells me you'll have to repoint and then stucco to get where you wanna be... 

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->

   WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   pghdan | Oct 01, 2008 03:25am | #8

   Thanks IMERC,  I have started to remove some of the loose mortar and to fill in the

   bigger voids with new mortar.   The only thing is the old mortar is so deteriorated

   that I'm sure I could remove all of it ..... if I really put my mind to it.  At this point it

   more resembles loose sand than anything aproximating mortar.

    

   Dan

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   IMERC | Oct 01, 2008 03:44am | #9

   sounds like high lime/sand content vs portland ratios...

   use a grouting bag to replace the mortar.. makes life more better....

   do small sections as you go...

   smaller sections still the closer to the floor ya get... 

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->

   WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   IMERC | Sep 30, 2008 08:28am | #2

   should have also asked you how dry is the foundation and what do you want the final to look like???

    

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming

   WOW!!! What a Ride!
   Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   IMERC | Sep 30, 2008 08:42am | #3

   type "N" mortar with a polymer additive.... (bonding agent)...

   prime the wall 1st with bonding agent....

   limit parging to 1/8" max thickness....

   or...

   stucco it instead...

   http://www.elrey.com/

    

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming

   WOW!!! What a Ride!
   Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   IMERC | Sep 30, 2008 08:57am | #4

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   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming

   WOW!!! What a Ride!
   Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

5. 
   Jer | Sep 30, 2008 02:03pm | #5

   I do type N ,
   3 sand, 1 Portland, 1 lime
   Lightly spatter your base...don't hose it down like some I've seen.