Cement

[Hilly]

BMR seem to have dealings with all of the main merchants. Might save £ and be easier to buy on your ring account than with a company you have never dealt with before??

Also, Eildon Concrete at Morebattle?

TSS

All optionns worth a phone call !

 

[phillipe]

Local merchants per pallet ,hanson cement 3.18 per bag plus vat

 

[Renaultman]

Thanks i will try em all !!

Sometimes it's cheaper at B & Q if they're doing it as a loss leader. As you say best to try them all.

 

[Hilly]

Sometimes it's cheaper at B & Q if they're doing it as a loss leader. As you say best to try them all.

I will comply a list and try em all end of may when silly season has ended, june is my concreting month, recently put my name on a nice tractor drawn mixer so a artic load will give it a work out in june.

 

[Renaultman]

I will comply a list and try em all end of may when silly season has ended, june is my concreting month, recently put my name on a nice tractor drawn mixer so a artic load will give it a work out in june.

I once got a part load of just out of date stuff, for nowt. Things like that don't happen to me very often.

 

[Hilly]

I once got a part load of just out of date stuff, for nowt. Things like that don't happen to me very often.

Ha nor me but we can live in hope !

 

[Lofty1984]

No good to you now but the run up to Christmas is the time to get it as all the use by dates are coming up so they have a big clear out

 

[DrDunc]

Where would i could a good deal on an artic load of Portland cement in 20kg bags ?

Which begs the question .... why

24 tonnes cement, let say at around 5 or 6-1, sounds like a big little project!!!

There's a lot of folks hilly has on his list to fit with concrete slippers before making them sleep with the fishes

Try BHC in Carnwath. They buy it by the arctic load both bagged and in bulk (quins is the usual brand).

 

[phillipe]

Price isnt everything ,there are some cement that conrain a lot more ash than others ,i avoid quinn,dragon and castle,they just are notvas good,i would rather pay 30 p per bag extra for better quaility

 

[Hilly]

Price isnt everything ,there are some cement that conrain a lot more ash than others ,i avoid quinn,dragon and castle,they just are notvas good,i would rather pay 30 p per bag extra for better quaility

Oic like everything a blooming mine field then lol

 

[phillipe]

Oic like everything a blooming mine field then lol

Hansen or lafarge in polythene bags

 

[Sandy]

Quinn's of Ireland will deal direct and should be about £100 a ton depending on delivery

It’s good stuff we used 4 loads a couple of years ago

 

[Turra farmer]

It’s good stuff we used 4 loads a couple of years ago

What did you mix it in ?

 

[phillipe]

It’s good stuff we used 4 loads a couple of years ago

HasntH got the cement content of others

 

[Sandy]

What did you mix it in ?

An old 6 cube 6wheeler.

 

[Sandy]

HasntH got the cement content of others

42-46 newton strength blue circle was 32-35

 

[335d]

Price isnt everything ,there are some cement that conrain a lot more ash than others ,i avoid quinn,dragon and castle,they just are notvas good,i would rather pay 30 p per bag extra for better quaility

Just for my own understanding, what do you call better quality. I always understood ash was added to cement to give it more strength. We had some concrete At work which didn’t wear well with lorry’s turning, and I was told there wasn’t enough ash in the cement. Apparently levels had been cut as there are less coal fired power stations, meaning less ash available

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/recycling/fach03.cfm

 

[phillipe]

Just my own personal preference,the cheaper Cements dont mix as nice ,i have to put more in ,

 

[Turra farmer]

Just my own personal preference,the cheaper Cements dont mix as nice ,i have to put more in ,

I'd agree , with castle cement , but Quinn's seems very like blue circle , on strength and consistency

 

[phillipe]

I'd agree , with castle cement , but Quinn's seems very like blue circle , on strength and consistency

I dont loike blue circle ,always seems a bit flat