My lime mortar mix was way too wet on a restoration job last week

I was repointing an old stone wall in Portland and added too much water to my lime mortar. The stuff just slid right off my trowel and wouldn't hold a shape. Has anyone else had trouble keeping the water ratio right with NHL lime?

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abby_black20h ago

Oh man, have you checked if your aggregate was super dry or stored in a humid shed? That always throws my ratios off more than I expect.

gray619h ago

Holy crap, your aggregate was stored in a humid shed? That would totally screw me up too.