Postcrete - good for kerbing

[do_it_yourself]

Hello there,

putting a kerb on the verge outside the house 15 meters long approx. . I can get hold of postcrete very cheaply

But want to know if its strong enough to hold kerbing, or should I go to bother of ST4 mix with ST1 base?

Its a small country road with about 20 vehicles passing a day.

cheers

[Ted]

I would not use postcrete for anything other than posts.

BTW, it has accelerators in it and goes off very quickly. It goes off quicker than most rapid setting cements.

[do_it_yourself]

I would not use postcrete for anything other than posts.

BTW, it has accelerators in it and goes off very quickly. It goes off quicker than most rapid setting cements.

Is that because it sets too quickly Ted?

cheers

[Dave_L]

This page http://www.pavingexpert.com/edging3.htm will reveal all

[lutonlagerlout]

DIY wrote

Quote (Ted @ 23 July 2007,11:54)
I would not use postcrete for anything other than posts.

BTW, it has accelerators in it and goes off very quickly. It goes off quicker than most rapid setting cements.

Is that because it sets too quickly Ted?

cheers

eh?
am i missing summat here?
LLL ???

[Ted]

Postcrete goes off in a few minutes so it is good for concreting posts in (although it is more of a sharp sand mortar than a concrete) but is not much use in an application where you want a bit of time before the muck goes off.

[Stuarty]

That stuff takes no time to go off. Handy for the posts, not so handy if you need to work with it a bit

[lutonlagerlout]

i knew what you meant ted but the OP read your reply, then asked why when you had explained it?
eh?
lol
LLL