> As for mortar color going all the way through, the over-pigmented 1910
> building in Florida I've mentioned was built that way, presumably
> because the labor to do 2 operations was more than the cost difference
> for color. I have to wonder whether the era of portland cement mortar
> also brought this change in colored mortar practices?
>
Interesting question. If skilled labor is cheap the work practice may
also reflect this in how materials are allocated.
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