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I've used a couple of these products recently and I'm actually quite
impressed. http://www.u-can.tv/u-can-products/ Expensive for the quantity I suppose, but they suit the sort of jobs I do. Used the High strength concrete repair to rebuild a badly worn step and it's held up a treat, even in thin sections. Also use the Render repair mortar to repair some blown render. Excellent, really 'sticky' & easy to use. Bit baffled by the Fence post fixing foam though. Can't see the benefit over Postcrete. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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On 01/03/2014 14:51, The Medway Handyman wrote:
I've used a couple of these products recently and I'm actually quite impressed. http://www.u-can.tv/u-can-products/ Expensive for the quantity I suppose, but they suit the sort of jobs I do. Used the High strength concrete repair to rebuild a badly worn step and it's held up a treat, even in thin sections. Also use the Render repair mortar to repair some blown render. Excellent, really 'sticky' & easy to use. Bit baffled by the Fence post fixing foam though. Can't see the benefit over Postcrete. I am not sure of the specific benefits. However, it is light to transport. You can see thousands of motorway crash barriers have been fixed with some form of foam - usually a very obvious "ring" of excess where the post enters the ground. -- Rod |
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On Sat, 01 Mar 2014 18:32:58 +0000, polygonum wrote:
Bit baffled by the Fence post fixing foam though. Can't see the benefit over Postcrete. I am not sure of the specific benefits. However, it is light to transport. You can see thousands of motorway crash barriers have been fixed with some form of foam - usually a very obvious "ring" of excess where the post enters the ground. I'd guess one of the benefits is that it'll give a bit, then pull out, at a lower force than it'd take for the barrier to sheer or rip apart. Useful properties when you're trying to catch something that's heading in a naughty direction at speed... Especially when you've not got long to put it all together in the middle of the night after somebody did something silly. |
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The Medway Handyman wrote: Bit baffled by the Fence post fixing foam though. Can't see the benefit over Postcrete. I suspect it's a lot lighter than postcrete. Very handy if you've got to get the bus home or need to strap it on your bike. Darren |
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On 01/03/2014 14:51, The Medway Handyman wrote:
.... Bit baffled by the Fence post fixing foam though. Can't see the benefit over Postcrete. It claims to have a higher wind resistance than concrete and to protect wooden posts from below ground rotting. Colin Bignell |
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On Sat, 01 Mar 2014 19:16:22 +0000, Nightjar wrote:
Bit baffled by the Fence post fixing foam though. Can't see the benefit over Postcrete. It claims to have a higher wind resistance than concrete and to protect wooden posts from below ground rotting. Wooden posts generally don't rot below ground, too wet. They rot at/just above ground level before the timber gets too dry in free air. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On Sun, 2 Mar 2014 10:14:19 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Gabriel wrote:
They just pour a solvent into the ground socket, pull the bent crash barrier support out, put a new one in, and squirt the foam in again. Foam no doubt sets enough to support the post some what quicker than postcrete. And when the post has rotted you don't have the two cwt lump in hole that you have to get out and dispose of. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On Sunday, 2 March 2014 11:22:25 UTC, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 01 Mar 2014 19:16:22 +0000, Nightjar wrote: Bit baffled by the Fence post fixing foam though. Can't see the benefit over Postcrete. It claims to have a higher wind resistance than concrete and to protect wooden posts from below ground rotting. Wooden posts generally don't rot below ground, too wet. They rot at/just above ground level before the timber gets too dry in free air. agreed. helpfully? the manufacturers snazzy "produced" www how-to video details covering over the foam in the hole with a layer of soil... mmmm suspect its UV sensitive? Jim K |
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On Saturday, March 1, 2014 2:51:45 PM UTC, The Medway Handyman wrote:
I've used a couple of these products recently and I'm actually quite impressed. http://www.u-can.tv/u-can-products/ Expensive for the quantity I suppose, but they suit the sort of jobs I do. Used the High strength concrete repair to rebuild a badly worn step and it's held up a treat, even in thin sections. Also use the Render repair mortar to repair some blown render. Excellent, really 'sticky' & easy to use. Bit baffled by the Fence post fixing foam though. Can't see the benefit over Postcrete. I'm imagining a diyer embedded in too much foam coming outta the fence post hole, saying 'I didnt realise it would expand that much. Well, it said to hold it 5 minutes while it set.' NT |
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On Saturday, March 1, 2014 2:51:45 PM UTC, The Medway Handyman wrote:
I've used a couple of these products recently and I'm actually quite impressed. http://www.u-can.tv/u-can-products/ Expensive for the quantity I suppose, but they suit the sort of jobs I do. Used the High strength concrete repair to rebuild a badly worn step and it's held up a treat, even in thin sections. Also use the Render repair mortar to repair some blown render. Excellent, really 'sticky' & easy to use. Bit baffled by the Fence post fixing foam though. Can't see the benefit over Postcrete. I'm not clear what the upside is for most of those. Arent you better having sand, cement & lime at home & keeping a small bag of cement and a sack of sand in the van? NT |
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