Cemented Confusion

It is not unusual for those who are unfamiliar with the construction industry to confuse concrete with mortar and grout. Some might even mistakenly think that they are the same thing, albeit used for different purposes.

Well, that's wrong.

The difference lies in their ingredients. Let's see.

1. Concrete  is made up of:

       concrete                        water                        fine aggregate (sand)          coarse aggregate (gravel)


2. Mortar does not have coarse aggregates:

       concrete                        water                        fine aggregate (sand)          

3. Grout has neither fine nor coarse aggregates:

       concrete                        water 


So to sum it up...

	CEMENT	WATER	FINE AGGR.	COARSE AGGR.
CONCRETE	X	X	X	X
MORTAR	X	X	X
GROUT	X	X

Now you know that they are not the same!