dolomitic hydrated spray lime???

[houseofparliament]

hey guys

i have been a member here for a couple of years now and can't say enough good things about the help that people receive ....thank you!

im building a 36" oven in stirling ontario canada and im having some difficulty finding lime for the "home brew" mix for the dome mortar. i have attatched a photo of about the only lime i seam to be able to find and i'm wondering if anyone can help and tell me if this is type s or n or if this could be used at all???

i appreciate your time and thank you!

ryan

[stonecutter]

Re: dolomitic hydrated spray lime???

hey guys

i have been a member here for a couple of years now and can't say enough good things about the help that people receive ....thank you!

im building a 36" oven in stirling ontario canada and im having some difficulty finding lime for the "home brew" mix for the dome mortar. i have attatched a photo of about the only lime i seam to be able to find and i'm wondering if anyone can help and tell me if this is type s or n or if this could be used at all???

i appreciate your time and thank you!

ryan

Dolomitic has a higher magnesium carbonate percentage than other limestone. You can build with it but..............

There is a good chance that what you have is type N...and you need to soak it to achieve hydration for workability. Did you buy it at a nursery or Agriculture supply?

[stonecutter]

Re: dolomitic hydrated spray lime???

It does say hydrated spray lime though. It could be Type S too...finer particle size for spray applications (AG). It should work fine for building.

EDIT: Just found this..Whitewash Applications | Lime in Building Construction




You should be good.

[Tscarborough]

Re: dolomitic hydrated spray lime???

I thought dolomite limes were hydraulic?

[houseofparliament]

Re: dolomitic hydrated spray lime???

Ah stone cutter... Thank you for the reply! I have read many of your posts and have found them very useful. I will contact the company tomorrow and find out directly if it is type s or n and get back to you. Yes.. I bought it at a co-op farm supply.. The guy said that farmers use it on the barn floors to " soak up the moisture"

I will stay in touch and thanks Again for the reply!!!

[Tscarborough]

Re: dolomitic hydrated spray lime???

Never mind, I read the lit, it is fine for normal Type S lime use.

[houseofparliament]

Re: dolomitic hydrated spray lime???

...and tscarborough...thank you. i will try it out and update the thread for others in my area that would likelt be looking at the same product.

thanks guys!

parly

[chornox]

Re: dolomitic hydrated spray lime???

...and tscarborough...thank you. i will try it out and update the thread for others in my area that would likelt be looking at the same product.

thanks guys!

parly

So just to verify after all of these years, any issues with dolomitic hydrated spray lime?