History of the Origin of Stucco - Mortar Mixes

History of the origin of plaster - masonry mixtures. Since time immemorial, mankind has applied plaster and masonry mixtures. One of the first to use this kind of material was the ancient Mesopotamians. Mesopotamians lived between the rivers "Tiger" and "Euphrates", or rather in the floodplain of these rivers. The tree was a huge luxury, and only a few could afford to put a ditch at the door, as a sign of prosperity. But there were plenty of clay - they made of it: bricks and different lengths and sizes of blocks, then burned them in the sun and here the cheap and durable building material is ready, and that to fasten these bricks used as a masonry mixture of high clay, in conditions of arid and hot Climate, it served no worse than cement. It is worth highlighting clay as a universal material that can be used as a masonry mix and as a material for the production of bricks. A more durable relative of clay and no less than a universal material, it is lime. Lime began to be used much later than clay most likely due to the fact that it is in the seas, which were relatively well researched only in the Middle Ages. About the Middle Ages, we'll talk. It is known that lime under long-term storage undergoes significant changes, and lime becomes possible to use as a masonry mix, and very strong. Lime cemented stone blocks on the locks. The only drawback was that it was difficult to mine and even worse, it was necessary to wait up to 5 years before using it. Therefore, huge stocks of lime were doled from one king to another by inheritance. The white color of lime gave people the idea of using it as a coloring material, what a surprise it was that it "grasped" quite powerfully after being applied to the surface. Thus, the first plaster material appeared in history. Lime began to level the unevenness of the walls, which in combination with its snow-white color did not give out the beauty of the walls in those centuries. Today, these two unique natural materials are used in construction, people have learned how to combine them and thereby receive the materials most useful for construction.