Premixed mortar

[bodgeitandscarper]

Does anyone use ready mixed mortar which is delivered in what looks like half cube bins? Just seen a few bins on a site and wondered if its cheaper than mixing on site?

[henpecked]

Way cheaper. A cube comes in at about £100 - £120. Even colouration,guaranteed strength, about £30-40 a tub. 500 bricks or a pack to a tub. Retarded to last till the next delivery (24 hours) no mess. Cant fault it really.

No fackin about
:laugh:

HP

[David Sarti]

If you're in Preston Premier Mortars 01706 282755 at Ramsbottom is an option. There may be others

[isettaman]

The brickies that did my garage walls got me to order this.
It came as 1.2m3 - this was poured into 4 tubs with 1/3rd m3 in each.
Fortunately I've a tractor with forks on the back so I could move the tubs up to the garage - ground like a bog so driver wouldn't go over it.
The problem came towards the end when they wanted a half mix and the suppliers would only supply 1.2m3 as a minimum drop.
That put the costs up a bit!
£113 per m3 = £135 per 1.2m3 delivered incl vat

Dave

[henpecked]

Yep a cube is a usual minimum drop. I read a post on here that someone was catering for DIY'ers and would drop down to a tub.
Have a search on the forum, it was in the last couple of months.

Hp

[Pablo]

If you need less surely you could collect it yourself. The only problem I've found is that it can sometimes go off a bit too slow meaning you can't build too high with it till it does. It can sometimes be a bit sloppy for pointing up at the end of the day to. I can buy it in 8/24/&36hr. It's also handy for small paving jobs if you get them to switch the sand. I use it when space is tight and don't have a suitable place to mix or I'm short of staff.



Edited By Pablo on 1245408860