Lime is not generally found in the free state. Lime is a product which is obtained by burning lime stone, a raw material, found in lime stone hills or lime stone boulders in the beds of old rivers, kankar found below ground, or shells of sea animals. Lime in building industry is used for various purposes such as a matrix for lime concrete used in building foundations and filling where early setting is not required, for preparing mortar for bedding bricks and stones in masonry works, as a cementing material in plaster for covering walls and pointing in preserving joints, and for white washing, etc.


Different Types of Lime:

Quick Lime or Caustic Lime
Slaked Lime or Hydrate of Lime
Fat Lime
Hydraulic Lime or Water Lime