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mortar color
consistency
It’s essential to control many variables—the type and amount of mortar
materials, mixing procedures, joint tooling, and cleaning techniques
By Carolyn Schierhorn tion and proportioning of mortar Cement Association (PCA) recom-
ingredients to the cleaning tech- mends the use of mineral oxide
nique used. pigments because they are com-
rchitects specify colored patible with cement and lime and