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Mortar dried too fast on a job in Phoenix last Tuesday
I was laying block on a retaining wall out near Buckeye and the temp hit 108 by noon. The mortar started crusting over before I could even tap the next block level. I ended up having to wet down both the blocks and the mix every 20 minutes just to keep it workable. Anyone else deal with this kind of heat drying out your joints mid-row?
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the_tara12h ago
Ugh that's brutal, Phoenix heat is no joke on mortar work dude
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seanlee9h ago
Yeah you probably already know this, but wetting blocks ahead of time is a must in that heat. Dry blocks just suck the moisture right out before you even get the mud on em.
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