Originally Posted by
Lee Reynolds
Whos told ya that?
Fairy liquid is the devil of bricklayers tricks! If any bricky used it on my job he'd be off! What does fairy do? Make air bubbles. You want air out of concrete to make it strong thats why it gets pokered/vibrated! Brickes use fairy to fluff the mortar up to make it more playable!
as said i use feb, but as hes prob not got any, he could use fairy. a little bit of feb does help strengthen the mix, and if the mix is wet enough its easy to remove any trapped air.