- Natural air lime: highest purity lime containing min 90% CaO, classified as CL90S according to EN-459-1 standard
BETONCINO CONSOLIDANTE MGN is a premixed structural reinforcement and consolidation lime mortar, suitable for the consolidation of all types of deteriorated or damaged walls – brick, stone or of mixed construction – which require heritage-friendly physical reinforcement.
With high water and salt resistance, it is suitable for applications in very damp environments, such as masonry affected by rising damp and accompanying salinity problems. It can be used as a bedding plaster, being suitable for the rebuilding of damaged, weakened or partially collapsed walls with missing stones or bricks. It can also be used for plastering and rendering works.
Composed of only natural lime based materials, Betoncino Consolidante MGN is compatible with all traditional binders and mortars used in the construction of historic walls.
It an be combined with various mesh systems – such as FRP (Fibre Reinforced Polymer) or FRCM (Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Matrix) consolidation systems – including fiberglass, carbon, polymer, steel or other meshes. depending on the characteristics of the masonry and the problems that need to be solved.
Joists and timber beams are often structural elements or have some sort of structural function. Being in contact with the masonry (e.g. joist ends), they can be subject to excessive moisture from damp walls.
The Betoncino MGN Roman structural mortar works well with timber, protecting timber elements from liquid moisture while allowing them to breathe and stay dry, free from rot.  Â
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This material can be used in the following applications or solutions:
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Here is an alternative restoration option to facades damaged by dampness, salts and acid rain. The damaged bricks or stones can be the repaired or rebuilt with Roman lime plasters.
Here is an application example of the Betoncino Consolidante MGN structural reinforcement mortar used on an old barn with damaged, weakened masonry.Â
Some Roman lime mortars are great structural consolidation materials as they are breathable, flexible, of adequate mechanical strength, yet softer than the bricks or stones it consolidates – conforming to all aspects of building consolidation. This 1930s residential building had some structural cracks that have been repaired with the Betoncino Consolidante MGN Roman structural consolidation mortar.
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Here are some other similar products of the same category (e.g. other main coats or finishes). Depending on your application, you could use these as alternative products.Â
Although all MGN plasters can be used on their own, in many applications they perform best when certain materials are applied together as a plastering system complementing and reinforcing each other.
Here are some other plasters which are recommended to be used with this one.
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