In article , John
writes

When I have been driving around over
the last few days I have seen plenty of housebuilders working. Will it be
OK, or is there something I would need to add to the sand and cement mix? I
do not mind doing it in the cold but I don't want to redo it again if the
bond fails.

My dad built his own house (many years ago) and wondered why he hardly
got any BCO visits while the commercial sites nearby got loads. He asked
the BCO who told him he knew that he would make a good job as he was
going to live in the finished house with his family but the jobbing brickie
wouldn't give a toss as long as he was paid, bit of an unfair generality I
think but you get the idea. The particular BCO had a rep for doing the
rounds after a night of frost and getting the builders to demolish fresh walls
that hadn't been protected from the frost.

So, long story short, Andy's advice is good (as ever).
--
fred
Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla