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MM

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Apr 6, 2012, 9:53:02 AM4/6/12
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Where can I obtain a very small quantity of sand and cement, just
enough to level a single patio slab, which is about 5mm proud in one
corner?

MM

dedics

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Apr 6, 2012, 10:09:49 AM4/6/12
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If anyone else is doing any building work nearby, you could take a
bucket and a few cups of tea and some biscuits and ask for a shovelful.

It usually works for me...

especially if I haven't already piled heaps of abuse on them for parking
the van across my driveway so I can't get out!

dedics

Mike Clarke

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Apr 6, 2012, 10:33:54 AM4/6/12
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On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:09:49 +0100
dedics <news....@dedics.co.uk> wrote:

> If anyone else is doing any building work nearby, you could take a
> bucket and a few cups of tea and some biscuits and ask for a
> shovelful.


Time it right towards the end of the afternoon and you might even get
some ready mixed from the left overs.

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The Medway Handyman

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Apr 6, 2012, 10:34:30 AM4/6/12
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On 06/04/2012 14:53, MM wrote:
B&Q.

£3:48 for a 5 kilo ready mixed bag.

http://www.diy.com/nav/build/building-materials/materials/aggregates/-specificproducttype-mortar/Multipurpose-Mortar-5Kg-11867932

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stuart noble

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Apr 6, 2012, 10:58:47 AM4/6/12
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On 06/04/2012 15:34, The Medway Handyman wrote:
> On 06/04/2012 14:53, MM wrote:
>> Where can I obtain a very small quantity of sand and cement, just
>> enough to level a single patio slab, which is about 5mm proud in one
>> corner?
>>
>> MM
> B&Q.
>
> £3:48 for a 5 kilo ready mixed bag.
>
> http://www.diy.com/nav/build/building-materials/materials/aggregates/-specificproducttype-mortar/Multipurpose-Mortar-5Kg-11867932
>
>
+1
See if you can find one where the packaging isn't split. Not easy with
the 25kg size

Roger Mills

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Apr 6, 2012, 11:00:34 AM4/6/12
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On 06/04/2012 14:53, MM wrote:
Most of the sheds sell small bags of mortar mix - to which you just need
to add water.
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The Natural Philosopher

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Apr 6, 2012, 11:03:57 AM4/6/12
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Buy a bag at a garden centre.
Leave the rest round in a pile over a landmine
Watch neighbours cat become several astronauts!
Simples!


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Apr 6, 2012, 1:10:47 PM4/6/12
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On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:34:30 +0100, The Medway Handyman
<davi...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>On 06/04/2012 14:53, MM wrote:
>> Where can I obtain a very small quantity of sand and cement, just
>> enough to level a single patio slab, which is about 5mm proud in one
>> corner?
>>
>> MM
>B&Q.
>
>£3:48 for a 5 kilo ready mixed bag.

I need only about 1/2 kilo. About as much as a small bag of sugar.

MM

MM

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Apr 6, 2012, 1:12:07 PM4/6/12
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On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:00:34 +0100, Roger Mills <watt....@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On 06/04/2012 14:53, MM wrote:
>> Where can I obtain a very small quantity of sand and cement, just
>> enough to level a single patio slab, which is about 5mm proud in one
>> corner?
>>
>> MM
>
>Most of the sheds sell small bags of mortar mix - to which you just need
>to add water.

They appear to be around 25kg, which is about 24糊g more than I need.

MM

JohnW

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Apr 6, 2012, 1:23:58 PM4/6/12
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> They appear to be around 25kg, which is about 24½kg more than I need.
>
> MM

If you really don't want to throw much away, you can spend £2 more than the £3.48 5Kg bag on a 1.25Kg bag of pointing repair mix at B&Q.

John

ARWadsworth

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Apr 6, 2012, 1:33:32 PM4/6/12
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Defribrillator needed ASAP.

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BartC

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Apr 6, 2012, 2:51:21 PM4/6/12
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"MM" <kyli...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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Try a smaller shop. I saw bags today of 5Kg and 10Kg. And you probably need
more than you think.

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Jim K

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Apr 6, 2012, 5:10:26 PM4/6/12
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you have no idea really?

1/2 a kilo will make about a fistful of mortar - IOW enough to do bugger
all with- whatever's changed under your paving slab, one fistful of mortar
is going to make F all difference..

spend the 3.50 FFS

Jim K

F Murtz

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Apr 7, 2012, 3:20:39 AM4/7/12
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If you are thinking of laying a less than 5mm skin of sand and cement
mix over a laid floor it probably wont stick, different stuff is needed.

stuart noble

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Apr 7, 2012, 3:41:11 AM4/7/12
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I keep a 25kg bag of multi purpose in stock at all times. Indoors too.
Gets on SWMBO's nerves of course.

ARWadsworth

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Apr 7, 2012, 3:51:31 AM4/7/12
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The gf still complains about the cement mixer that I keep in the lounge when
it's not on loan.

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MM

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Apr 7, 2012, 4:23:31 AM4/7/12
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On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:10:26 +0100, "Jim K" <jk98...@gmail.com>
One fistful is all I need, seriously. The gap is only 5mm, if that. At
the moment I am stopping the slab wobbling when I tread on it with a
very small wooden wedge.

MM

MM

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Apr 7, 2012, 4:24:21 AM4/7/12
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I am NOT going to buy more than I need, then throw the rest away!

MM

MM

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Apr 7, 2012, 4:28:37 AM4/7/12
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I don't need more than I think. I've done this sort of thing several
times over the years. This time it's a slab I bought to raise the step
out of the back door a tad. The slab is 59cm x 29cm and is proud by
5mm in one corner that needs to be packed out with a VERY small amount
of sand/cement mix.

MM

MM

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Apr 7, 2012, 4:32:22 AM4/7/12
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On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:20:39 +1000, F Murtz <hag...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
No, the slab (59cm x 29cm) is resting on the actual concrete path
outside the back door and is simply there to raise the step slightly.
The slab rocks very slightly when I tread on it because there's a 5mm
gap in one corner. At present I have whacked a very small wooden wedge
under the corner and the slab is now perfectly firm. But the wedge
will dislodge over time, which is why I want a more permanent solution
with said sand/cement mix. About 1/2kg of it should suffice.

MM

The Medway Handyman

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Apr 7, 2012, 4:50:35 AM4/7/12
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Gripfill the bugger.

Frank Erskine

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Apr 7, 2012, 7:38:34 AM4/7/12
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So _there_!

(fx) Stamps foot </fx> :-)


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BartC

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Apr 7, 2012, 11:33:03 AM4/7/12
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"MM" <kyli...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 19:51:21 +0100, "BartC" <b...@freeuk.com> wrote:

>>Try a smaller shop. I saw bags today of 5Kg and 10Kg. And you probably
>>need
>>more than you think.
>
> I don't need more than I think. I've done this sort of thing several
> times over the years.

In that case, the 5Kg you'd bought several years back would have got good
use!

> This time it's a slab I bought to raise the step
> out of the back door a tad. The slab is 59cm x 29cm and is proud by
> 5mm in one corner that needs to be packed out with a VERY small amount
> of sand/cement mix.

If it's 'proud', then shouldn't you be taking away material, not adding it?
In any case I would just have used a handful of earth, or sand if there's
any about.

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ARWadsworth

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Apr 7, 2012, 11:45:57 AM4/7/12
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Steal the sand from a neighbour's kids sandpit:-)

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ARWadsworth

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Apr 7, 2012, 11:48:13 AM4/7/12
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MM wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:10:26 +0100, "Jim K" <jk98...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:10:47 +0100, MM <kyli...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:34:30 +0100, The Medway Handyman
> > > <davi...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 06/04/2012 14:53, MM wrote:
> > > > > Where can I obtain a very small quantity of sand and cement,
> > > > > just enough to level a single patio slab, which is about 5mm
> > > > > proud in one corner?
> > > > >
> > > > > MM
> > > > B&Q.
> > > >
> > > > £3:48 for a 5 kilo ready mixed bag.
> > >
> > > I need only about 1/2 kilo. About as much as a small bag of sugar.
> > >
> > > MM
> >
> > you have no idea really?
> >
> > 1/2 a kilo will make about a fistful of mortar - IOW enough to do
> > bugger all with- whatever's changed under your paving slab, one
> > fistful of mortar is going to make F all difference..
> >
> > spend the 3.50 FFS
> >
> > Jim K
>
> One fistful is all I need, seriously. The gap is only 5mm, if that.

I knew you would make good use of the KY jelly you found.

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The Medway Handyman

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Apr 7, 2012, 12:03:27 PM4/7/12
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I'm tempted to post him a handful....

Nick

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Apr 7, 2012, 12:11:11 PM4/7/12
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In message <nzZfr.94287$lq1....@fx18.am4>, The Medway Handyman
<davi...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
Does MM subscribe to Fenland Freegle? There's someone, also in Spalding,
trying to give away 20 tons of sand at the moment - you could ask him
for a cupful. He says he's prepared to load it.
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stuart noble

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Apr 7, 2012, 12:38:40 PM4/7/12
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On 07/04/2012 09:32, MM wrote:
But nobody sells 1/2 kg, so buy the 5kg size and keep the rest in the
dry somewhere for the next time you need 1/2 kg. It won't go bad

MM

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Apr 7, 2012, 12:49:40 PM4/7/12
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On Sat, 7 Apr 2012 16:33:03 +0100, "BartC" <b...@freeuk.com> wrote:

>"MM" <kyli...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:eeuvn7dh8pa8b4el1...@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 19:51:21 +0100, "BartC" <b...@freeuk.com> wrote:
>
>>>Try a smaller shop. I saw bags today of 5Kg and 10Kg. And you probably
>>>need
>>>more than you think.
>>
>> I don't need more than I think. I've done this sort of thing several
>> times over the years.
>
>In that case, the 5Kg you'd bought several years back would have got good
>use!

I didn't buy 5kg, but only enough for the job in hand.

>
>> This time it's a slab I bought to raise the step
>> out of the back door a tad. The slab is 59cm x 29cm and is proud by
>> 5mm in one corner that needs to be packed out with a VERY small amount
>> of sand/cement mix.
>
>If it's 'proud', then shouldn't you be taking away material, not adding it?
>In any case I would just have used a handful of earth, or sand if there's
>any about.

Well, yes, but that's a little bit Heath Robinson, isn't it? Plain
sand or earth will wash out over time.

MM

MM

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Apr 7, 2012, 12:50:11 PM4/7/12
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And the cement, clever clogs?

MM

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On Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:10:26 +0100, "Jim K" <jk98...@gmail.com>
wrote:


>>> On 06/04/2012 14:53, MM wrote:
>>>> Where can I obtain a very small quantity of sand and cement, just
>>>> enough to level a single patio slab, which is about 5mm proud in one
>>>> corner?
>>>>
>>>> MM
>>> B&Q.
>>>
>>> £3:48 for a 5 kilo ready mixed bag.
>>
>> I need only about 1/2 kilo. About as much as a small bag of sugar.
>>
>> MM
>
>you have no idea really?
>
>1/2 a kilo will make about a fistful of mortar - IOW enough to do bugger
>all with- whatever's changed under your paving slab, one fistful of mortar
>is going to make F all difference..
>
>spend the 3.50 FFS
>
>Jim K

Someone that tight must have Scottish blood, use some porridge from
the kitchen cupboard instead. Made with milk it sets fairly hard.

G.Harman

BartC

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Apr 7, 2012, 3:14:48 PM4/7/12
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"MM" <kyli...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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Perhaps exterior filler then. But it's more expensive, weight-for-weight,
than mortar.

(BTW the paving bricks on my drive seem to be bedded in sand. The sand is
still there.)

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MM

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On Sat, 7 Apr 2012 20:14:48 +0100, "BartC" <b...@freeuk.com> wrote:

>(BTW the paving bricks on my drive seem to be bedded in sand. The sand is
>still there.)

That's because the paving is *interlocking* ! Try putting just one
paving brick on a bed of sand and see how long it lasts.

MM

Rod Speed

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MM wrote
> BartC <b...@freeuk.com> wrote

>> (BTW the paving bricks on my drive seem
>> to be bedded in sand. The sand is still there.)

> That's because the paving is *interlocking* !

Nope, mine arent.

> Try putting just one paving brick on a bed of sand and see how long it lasts.

Mine have lasted fine for 40 years and I didnt even bother with sand, just used dirt.

And I walk across it at least once every day too.


MM

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Apr 8, 2012, 1:57:23 PM4/8/12
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But if it's paving the bricks butt up against each other allowing no
movement and therefore it's fine for that type of application.

MM

gri...@gmail.com

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On Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:07:01 +0100, MM <kyli...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Try putting just one
>paving brick on a bed of sand and see how long it lasts.

I thought the Pharaohs did pretty well with that.

gri...@gmail.com

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On Sat, 7 Apr 2012 08:51:31 +0100, "ARWadsworth"
<adamwa...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>The gf still complains about the cement mixer that I keep in the lounge

"Adam's invited us round for a mixer, darling."

rajras...@googlemail.com

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Very small quantity of sand

FMurtz

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rajras...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Very small quantity of sand
>
Pinch it from the beach.

tim...

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> rajras...@googlemail.com wrote:
>> Very small quantity of sand
>>
> Pinch it from the beach.

I was going to suggest the local kid's playground

tim



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Two arabs are riding across the desert when they see a beautiful woman
buried in it it.

'Help Help' she screams 'help me'

"What's in it for me if I do?' Asks one arab.....

On 04/01/18 11:35, rajras...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Very small quantity of sand
>


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I thought that was legal


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John Rumm

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On 04/01/2018 11:35, rajras...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Very small quantity of sand

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Blue-Circle-Mortar-Mix-5kg/p/117657


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In article <86935ed9-214e-41b2...@googlegroups.com>,
<rajras...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Very small quantity of sand

Petshop?

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Robin

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Not every country has more than 8 out of 10 people within 50km of a
beach :) If the OP's really in Ranchi it could be a long round trip.

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The Natural Philosopher

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On 04/01/18 15:53, Robin wrote:
> On 04/01/2018 11:52, FMurtz wrote:
>> rajras...@googlemail.com wrote:
>>> Very small quantity of sand
>>>
>> Pinch it from the beach.
>
> Not every country has more than 8 out of 10 people within 50km of a
> beach :) If the OP's really in Ranchi it could be a long round trip.
>
If he is really in ranchi WTF is he doing posting to uk.d-i-y?


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In article <p2l4pr$of3$1...@dont-email.me>,
Playpit sand is rounded particles to do least damage in
eyes, and probably makes a rather weak mortar as a result.

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GB

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On 04/01/2018 15:53, Robin wrote:
> On 04/01/2018 11:52, FMurtz wrote:
>> rajras...@googlemail.com wrote:
>>> Very small quantity of sand
>>>
>> Pinch it from the beach.
>
> Not every country has more than 8 out of 10 people within 50km of a
> beach :) If the OP's really in Ranchi it could be a long round trip.
>

Is there a problem with salt? Would you have to rinse that out very
carefully?


GB

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On 04/01/2018 19:18, Huge wrote:
> On 2018-01-04, GB <NOTso...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>> On 04/01/2018 15:53, Robin wrote:
>>> On 04/01/2018 11:52, FMurtz wrote:
>>>> rajras...@googlemail.com wrote:
>>>>> Very small quantity of sand
>>>>>
>>>> Pinch it from the beach.
>>>
>>> Not every country has more than 8 out of 10 people within 50km of a
>>> beach :) If the OP's really in Ranchi it could be a long round trip.
>>>
>>
>> Is there a problem with salt?
>
> Ask the builders of Eilean Donan Castle.
>
> (The answer's "yes", BTW. It was built using beach sand.)
>
>
I'd never heard of that, but I was thinking of the mundic problem.

Robin

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On 04/01/2018 19:18, Huge wrote:
> On 2018-01-04, GB <NOTso...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>> On 04/01/2018 15:53, Robin wrote:
>>> On 04/01/2018 11:52, FMurtz wrote:
>>>> rajras...@googlemail.com wrote:
>>>>> Very small quantity of sand
>>>>>
>>>> Pinch it from the beach.
>>>
>>> Not every country has more than 8 out of 10 people within 50km of a
>>> beach :) If the OP's really in Ranchi it could be a long round trip.
>>>
>>
>> Is there a problem with salt?
>
> Ask the builders of Eilean Donan Castle.
>
> (The answer's "yes", BTW. It was built using beach sand.)
>
>
Should have used Roman concrete.

https://www.nature.com/news/seawater-is-the-secret-to-long-lasting-roman-concrete-1.22231

Can't think why it's not bagged and on sale in Wickes by now ;)

GB

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The Pantheon is still going strong after nearly a couple of thousand years!

Bill Wright

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On 04/01/2018 11:35, rajras...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Very small quantity of sand
>
Buy a big bag of sand from Wickes or somewhere (£1.60). What you don't
use either save or spread on the garden or put in the dustbin.

Why faff about?

Bill

The Natural Philosopher

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ITYM the Parthenon....


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Brian Gaff

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I don't recall seeing many bags of cement at the beach.
Can you not still get those little bags of ready missed from the sheds any
more?
Brian

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Bob Eager

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On Fri, 05 Jan 2018 01:33:39 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 05/01/18 00:04, GB wrote:
>> On 04/01/2018 23:23, Robin wrote:
>>> On 04/01/2018 19:18, Huge wrote:
>>>> On 2018-01-04, GB <NOTso...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 04/01/2018 15:53, Robin wrote:
>>>>>> On 04/01/2018 11:52, FMurtz wrote:
>>>>>>> rajras...@googlemail.com wrote:
>>>>>>>> Very small quantity of sand
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Pinch it from the beach.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not every country has more than 8 out of 10 people within 50km of a
>>>>>> beach :) If the OP's really in Ranchi it could be a long round
>>>>>> trip.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a problem with salt?
>>>>
>>>> Ask the builders of Eilean Donan Castle.
>>>>
>>>> (The answer's "yes", BTW. It was built using beach sand.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Should have used Roman concrete.
>>>
>>> https://www.nature.com/news/seawater-is-the-secret-to-long-lasting-
roman-concrete-1.22231
>>>
>>>
>>> Can't think why it's not bagged and on sale in Wickes by now ;)
>>>
>>>
>> The Pantheon is still going strong after nearly a couple of thousand
>> years!
>
> ITYM the Parthenon....

I don't think so. The Parthenon is in Greece. We were talking about
Romans. The Pantheon is in Rome.



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soup

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On 04/01/2018 11:52, FMurtz wrote:
I thought you couldn't build with 'beach sand'?
Mind you I suppose for VERY small quantities it won't really matter.

With sand being so cheap would buying a wee bag[1] from Screwfix or
Toolstation or even B&Q (other consumer/semi pro outlets are available)
not be an option.


Andrew

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On 04/01/2018 11:52, FMurtz wrote:
Pinch it from the jumbo bags that TP and Wickes tend to have at their
entrance.

Or the sandbags that workmen use to stop their 'men at work' signs
blowing away in the wind.

PS Has anyone noticed all those coffee-cup shaped adverts for
Costa and other coffee-machines that are appearing outside most tescos
and other retail outlets ?.

Inside are 16 house bricks, the ones with holes through them (not frogs)
slid over metal tubes to weight it down.

Just in case anyone is desperate for some facing bricks and
everywhere is shut.

Andrew

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Jan 5, 2018, 8:36:50 AM1/5/18
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On 05/01/2018 07:58, Brian Gaff wrote:
> ready missed

An unfortunate typo, Brian

Steve Walker

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Jan 5, 2018, 4:29:28 PM1/5/18
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> Ooh, a new word! Thank you!!

I knew the old reference to fool's gold, but didn't know it had a modern
meaning.

SteveW


newshound

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Jan 6, 2018, 1:01:33 PM1/6/18
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On 04/01/2018 15:53, Robin wrote:
> On 04/01/2018 11:52, FMurtz wrote:
>> rajras...@googlemail.com wrote:
>>> Very small quantity of sand
>>>
>> Pinch it from the beach.
>
> Not every country has more than 8 out of 10 people within 50km of a
> beach :) If the OP's really in Ranchi it could be a long round trip.
>

One of my kids spent a year there, from his photos the countryside was
fairly sandy.
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