Everything you need to know
Cocciopesto is a material that is used in the construction sector and above all as a waterproof coating for floors and walls.
It is made from fragments of crushed tiles and bricks (called brickwork) and fine mortar which is based on air lime.
It is laid in several layers which are of different grain sizes and are then beaten and wetted several times before arriving at the final result.
What are the fields of application?
Cocciopesto is suitable for the creation of both internal and external plasters and is applied by a professional on old and new walls in different materials: stone, brick, brick, tuff or mixed and where the use of a very breathable natural plaster is necessary .
It is a material that is used specifically for recovery, conservative and monumental restoration interventions. Furthermore, it is completely compatible with the original materials used in the past.
Cocciopesto is suitable for green building to guarantee hygroscopicity and a healthy product for environments. It is compatible with lime-hemp, straw and bamboo supports.
Pure lime plaster mortar
On our site you will find a mortar with cocciopesto inserted inside. A pre-packaged plaster in powder form, mineral and breathable. Always eco-sustainable and bio-compatible like most of the products we market.
It is composed of aerial lime, micronized natural pozzolans, cocciopesto and calcareous-siliceous aggregates selected in a continuous granulometric curve. Absolutely free of salts and any form of clinker.
In this mortar the binder is a hydraulic lime obtained from the cold mixing of top quality slaked lime, obtained from the low temperature calcination (approximately 850-900°C), of pure limestones and micronized natural pozzolans of different specific surface areas and energy . This type is called Calce Pozzolonica Pantheon di Calchera San Giorgio. It is this that gives the mixture excellent adhesion to the support, notable elasticity, very high breathability, high resistance to alkaline aggression and the formation of mold and bacteria.