[Tinbasher]

....and I think you've just quoted the wrong post !!  

Nay I don't think so.  If you go to the sticky it says 'cement' and then links straight to this thread which is really talking about concrete (or mortar).

Pedantic I suppose so sorry for that, but I just imagined some young or otherwise inexperienced person, or even a lady going into a builder's yard and saying "Yes, I have an allotment and want to put some fence posts up so I need to make some cement!  How much, erm, (checks notes) ballast do I need for 4 holes?"  At best they're at risk of a condescending answer, at worst sniggers, and maybe ripped off.

[poultrygeist]

I'll let you off then !  

I see what you were referring to. Quite right that the info needs to be correct or pointless posting it.

I suspect that those same people could well be treated condescendingly and ripped off anyway !
Some builders merchants have a long way to go yet   :?

Cheers for the corrections. I have actually known builders who call mortar cement and prob wouldn't realise their mistake. Frightening really.

Rob

[Leaf]

oh dear, i hope my thread has not caused confusion, i am a builder/landscaper/groundworker, we call cement "dust" mortar a "gauge" and ballast/cement i.e concrete muck or a mix.
I do hope this has confused you more. Stop wasting money on lime!!!

[poultrygeist]

I like my lime - and I've got a big bag of it to use up !!

I'm building a porch (very slowly) and with the age of the bungalow and depth of foundations, it needs a bit of flexibility.

Rob

[shaun]

i just ring hanson  :roll: you guys are funny    

[Tinbasher]

oh dear, i hope my thread has not caused confusion, i am a builder/landscaper/groundworker, we call cement "dust" mortar a "gauge" and ballast/cement i.e concrete muck or a mix.
I do hope this has confused you more. Stop wasting money on lime!!!

Oh dear indeed.  These trade jargons are ok for the trade but will only confuse novices.  Maybe that's the idea.     Next you'll be telling them to go and ask for a 'long stand' or a glass hammer.

I've never heard of cement being called dust, or mortar called a gauge.  I agree that concrete is sometimes called a mix, but I thought muck was what horses produced and what you spread on your allotment.

I recall being assured that it would be frowned upon and result in a fail mark in City & Guilds welding exams if a gas cylinder was referred to as a gas bottle.  Still, loads of people call it a bottle.

[Tinbasher]

oh dear, i hope my thread has not caused confusion, i am a builder/landscaper/groundworker, we call cement "dust" mortar a "gauge" and ballast/cement i.e concrete muck or a mix.
I do hope this has confused you more. Stop wasting money on lime!!!

Oh dear indeed.  These trade jargons are ok for the trade but will only confuse novices.  Maybe that's the idea.     Next you'll be telling them to go and ask for a 'long stand' or a glass hammer.

I've never heard of cement being called dust, or mortar called a gauge.  I agree that concrete is sometimes called a mix, but I thought muck was what horses produced and what you spread on your allotment.

I recall being assured that it would be frowned upon and result in a fail mark in City & Guilds welding exams if a gas cylinder was referred to as a gas bottle.  Still, loads of people call it a bottle.

[Aidy]

And I thought lime was southerners put in their lager  :roll:  never thought of using it in building.  :shock:

[poultrygeist]

And I thought lime was southerners put in their lager  :roll:  never thought of using it in building.  :shock:

   

[Leaf]

My point to my last post was not to confuse but to merely state it doesnt matter what you call it as long as you/anyone else knows what you mean
Mal