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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:14 am
by 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
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:54 am
by 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.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:15 pm
by do_it_yourself
Ted wrote: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
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:00 pm
by Dave_L
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:24 pm
by lutonlagerlout
DIY wroteQuote (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 ???
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:29 pm
by 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.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:13 pm
by 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
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:25 pm
by lutonlagerlout
i knew what you meant ted but the OP read your reply, then asked why when you had explained it?
eh?
lol
LLL
