fischer 523858 Express Cement-Sand

Purchase express cement for my drying out cracks in my house walls very good

Good stuff and easy to use, but not the colour of any mortar I've ever used and any repairs stick out like a sore thumb.

Wanted a filler to filler to fill in 6 x 14mm holes 120mm deep left when an awning was taken down. This was ideal as you can poke the nozzle deep inside the hole and fill in as you retract the tube, making sure the maximum filler is in the hole. The first half of the tube went in easy the second half stated getting difficult to squeeze the paste out of the tube. I think this is a mixing problem in the factory, where there is more sand than silicone in places or the product settles if stored for sometime, if stored nozzle up than the sand would gradually sink to the bottom. However it saves mixing sand and cement and trying to force it down long holes. Plus all you need is a good strong tube gun.

It's ok, but it's can be extremely difficult to squeeze it out, I didn't warm it in warm water prior, but it practically took both hands to squeeze the applicator to get some out.If you working slightly upwards it will be messy, it's a nice idea, but in practice it's only for small areas IMHO.

After I noticed some mortar starting to fall out between the bricks on a very old wall i started looking for options, the obvious option is to buy a mortar bag and mix it but then how do you get it deep in between the bricks I mean you can try and smooth it in but you would never get it all the way in. So went looking for options and found this product among others but settled on this one, now other reviews say it is hard to get out the tube but the ones i got it was super easy so not sure if they had an old or bad batch? it went in easy and after a few days has set hard ( at least as far as i can see ) so will see how it lasts.Now to the issue I observed with the product, after finishing the job there was a small amount left so I did two 1" lengths on a bit of paper and let it set, the first I submerged under water over night and the next day it looked solid but as i pressed it it fell to mush, the 2nd one I used a single drop of water to simulate rain and instantly it sucked up the drop of water and as i picked it up the part where the drop was had weak and a step away from mush. Next is price it seams cheap but as others have said there is not a lot in the tube and it really does not go far.So time will tell how long it will last but I would recommend that you ether use masonry paint or sealer on the repaired area to prevent water ingress.

Firstly, the colour, like sandpit, golden sands, is all wrong for normal repair/patching work, as it sticks out much louder than if one were to stick a great big poster saying 'Look...this is from a tube!'Secondly, I defy any human who is endowed with normal human characteristics and physical attributes, such as normal hands, fingers, muscles, etc., and who operates a normal 'gun' to expel the mix from its tube, to succeed in getting more than about 10 cms out without either (a) trapping the flesh of their hand in the mechanism, such is the exertion, or (b) (for those hardier creatures among us), giving themselves a painul hernia.And all this to save just a handful of pounds going to the local builder's yard and buying a small, very affordable, PROPERLY useful, bag of ready-mixed!Useless product and a complete waste of money.

PROS:1) INEXPENSIVE2) DRIES TO MATCH SANDSTONE/IRONSTONE COTTAGE BLOCKS3) VISUALLY IMPERCEPTIBLE4) SIMPLE TO APPLYCONS:1) ADHESION COULD BE BETTERI bought this to fill in holes on a cottage we rented. The stone is typical of the area of the country with every cottage for a 60 mile radius using the same stone, whether centuries old or modern. This Fischer cement sand did the trick. In fact it was so good, my wife, who has a brilliant eye for detail and colour, had no idea where the filled in holes were. Even when pointed at the exact area, they were barely visible. The only problem is adhesion. It does require you to have two palette knives or a bit of card or something underneath whilst you fill the gap/hole. Once you’ve waited five minutes you can further shape/smooth the repair. I don’t normally recommend 4 star products, but this is an exception. BUY IT, IT’S DOTTORE APPROVED!!!

easy to use