Hydrated Lime: History, Manufacture and Uses in Plaster, Mortar, Concrete; A Manual for the Architect, Engineer, Contractor and Builder (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Hydrated Lime: History, Manufacture and Uses in Plaster, Mortar, Concrete; A Manual for the Architect, Engineer, Contractor and Builder Lime, Which possesses many advantages over the older Lump Lime. The art of using lime is one of the very oldest connected with the building trade and was probably brought to its greatest perfection by the Greeks and Romans. Since these ancient times until very recently little or no improvement has been introduced in the preparation of plaster or stucco made from lime. Probably the reason for this is the time and care required to slake the lump lime used to prepare the mortar. With the use of hydrated lime the time required to slake and age the quick lime is done away with. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.