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GP Mix - Rendering and Masonry Mortar

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K Rend Silicone Coloured Renders

A general purpose drymix rendering and masonry mortar requiring only the addition of water and mixing prior to use.

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Application

  • Designed to be used with brick and block as a masonry mortar, a rendering mortar (float coat) or as a bedding mortar for paving.
  • Suitable for internal or external use.

Description

K Rend GP Mix is a general purpose drymix rendering and masonry mortar requiring only the addition of water and mixing prior to use. It is designed to be used with brick and block as a masonry mortar, a rendering mortar (float coat) or as a bedding mortar for paving. When used as a render, GP Mix can be applied by hawk and trowel or through electric and diesel spray machines to receive a finish such as K Paint (Silicone Masonry Paint).


Features and benefits:

  • Factory produced to provide excellent consistency.
  • 25 kg bags for convenient on-site handling.
  • Eliminates site mixing.
  • GP Mix contains additives which help provide excellent workability.
  • GP Mix can improve the air-tightness and sound insulation of concrete block walls.
  • Cement replacement technology has been used to achieve a reduction in embodied carbon.
  • Formulation designed to enable product to be sprayed through diesel and electric machines.
  • Suitable for floated and sponged finish.
  • One coat two pass application onto medium density blockwork.
  • Can be used internally to receive a gypsum based plaster.


GP Mix is factory made product, Kitemarked and CE Marked to BS EN 998-1:2016 and BS EN 998-1:2016 under an ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system audited by BSI (Registration Number FM 85394).

General information

Finish

Smooth

Material

Render

Cement

Cementitious

Shape

Formless

Uniclass

Pr_20_31_53_47 Lightweight masonry mortarsPrimary
Pr_35_31_64_12 Cementitious renders

CAWS

M20/19 Proprietary cement gauged render

M20/160 Proprietary cement gauged render

Specification data - Lightweight masonry mortars

Standard

To BS EN 998-2 and BS EN 998-1.

Mortar type

Drymix.

Mix

M5.

Admixture

Water.

Thermal conductivity

0.71 W/(m·K).

Reaction to fire classification

Class A1.

Typical compressive strength

To EN 998-1, CS III.

Water absorption by capillarity

To EN 998-1, Wc2.

Water vapour permeability

To EN 998-1, ≤20 µ.

Water vapour diffusion resistance

To EN 998-2, ≤20 µ.

Water absorption

To EN 998-2, <0.15 kg/(m²·min0.5).

ShearStrength

0.15 N/mm² (tabulated).