Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:41 am
Hi from a newbie,
Great forum!
I'm extending my drive for, occasional use, sideways and have loads of old rubble waiting for a good home. I know and understand the need to use good quality aggregate for the sub-base and to adequately crush/smash up old bricks, blocks and lumps of concrete etc when used for the hardcore.
In the past I've shied away from using Theralite type blocks in hardcore fearing them to be unsuitable for the task, but are they??? I have a heap of broken ones that I'd sooner use up than sent to land fill somewhere. If I can use them I would break them up into lumps of about 50mm and smaller and make sure they are mixed in well with the other materials.
If the Thermalight type blocks are no good for the 'lumpy bits' would they be suitable for use as the finings if crushed small enough.
Kind regards.
Great forum!
I'm extending my drive for, occasional use, sideways and have loads of old rubble waiting for a good home. I know and understand the need to use good quality aggregate for the sub-base and to adequately crush/smash up old bricks, blocks and lumps of concrete etc when used for the hardcore.
In the past I've shied away from using Theralite type blocks in hardcore fearing them to be unsuitable for the task, but are they??? I have a heap of broken ones that I'd sooner use up than sent to land fill somewhere. If I can use them I would break them up into lumps of about 50mm and smaller and make sure they are mixed in well with the other materials.
If the Thermalight type blocks are no good for the 'lumpy bits' would they be suitable for use as the finings if crushed small enough.
Kind regards.
