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Amend Soft Soil with Type S Mortar

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PAVER PATIO BASE PREP - Open Graded Base Installation

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What happens here

If the excavated soil is soft or clay-like, amend it by spreading bags of Type S mortar (a mixture of Portland cement and lime) over the entire area. The Portland cement helps to dry out the soil, while the lime changes its chemical composition, improving its stability and making it less prone to shifting. The video shows workers pouring bags of Type S mortar and spreading it evenly across the soft, wet areas of the excavated ground.

Goal: Stabilize soft, wet soil for a solid base.

Tools and materials

  • Dust Mask — Protecting against inhalation of mortar dust
  • Shovel — Spreading the mortar evenly
  • Type S Mortar — Stabilizing soft or clay-like soil

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[Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] yeah [Music] what we got here is Type S mortar that we've amended the soil with here Portland cement and lime are the two ingredients that you're going to want basically what that's going to do is amend the chemical composition of the soil got a little bit of clay here it's a little wet so the lime is going to change that chemical composition and then the Portland's going to help dry it out so did that dumped it all out drove the machine around a bunch now raking it out and now we'll just compact this thing like crazy till we got a nice solid surface and uh we should be good to go

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