Backing coat for dash

[carys]

I like to get my backing coat rhight for dashing. I'm going to use granet stone. Any tips how to darken mix just a touch whithout using colour Feb.

 

[Dr.B]

Replace 1 fine agg with channel sand or similar.

 

[carys]

Replace 1 fine agg with channel sand or similar.

Ther be salt in that?

 

[carys]

Replace 1 fine agg with channel sand or similar.

Would a little bit of soot work don't whant it to dark just Dont whant the cement showing through whith granite stone

 

[Dr.B]

Ther be salt in that?

It should be clean if you buy it bagged.

 

[Dr.B]

Or use limestone duff. That’s quite dark whilst still being like aggregate.

 

[carys]

It should be clean if you buy it bagged.

Never seen that merchant

 

[Dr.B]

Never seen that merchant

Use it a lot down here for finer work on bands and quoins etc.
I put one gauge in with white cement when doing reveals and plinths just to give a slightly darker shade to white roughcast jobs.

 

[Dr.B]

You could get sand from Mid Wales that’s darker but a bit red.

 

[carys]

You could get sand from Mid Wales that’s darker but a bit red.

Are you going to Tenerife on holiday get me half bucket of volcanic sand