Cape Lime (Pty) Ltd

Lime 

Cape Lime is dedicated to the task of educating the South African market as to the many benefits to be reaped by using CLC Building and Plaster Lime - quality approved, tested by time and produced locally from our own natural resources.

Lime makes mortar highly plastic and workable, enabling the mason to fill the joints completely, resulting in better quality workmanship. Mortar with a high lime content spreads easily, increasing productivity.

Lime can accommodate a high percentage of sand and still be workable and produces a more intimate contact between the masonry units. As a result, it develops a better and stronger bond.

The durability of a wall involves not only durability of the mortar itself, but also the ability of the mortar to assist in compensating for deficiencies of the masonry unit.

High lime content mortars resist deflection (wind sway) and lateral pressure better, with less cracking in the bond between the mortar and masonry units. Thus the strong intimate bond, characterised by high lime content mortars, tend to "give a little" under stress.

To ensure that you obtain the best quality lime, specify CLC by name, as it is the only quality building lime manufactured to the SABS 523 Type A2"P", which continues to meet the requirements of the building trade.

Gluex Whitewash
Cape Lime supplies Gluex Whitewash to South Africans for decades as an economically viable and attractive paint alternative. Mined and processed at the Robertson mine, Gluex contains top quality pressure hydrated lime and is the ideal whitewash for any surface.

Gluex contains no flammable compounds and, being white, reflects heat. If wooden surfaces are thoroughly whitewashed they will be less likely to burn in dry conditions. 

Gluex is also able to protect surfaces from the elements, thereby preventing corrosion which, in turn, reduces maintenance costs.