Author Topic: Cement render - any good for making trackways? (Read 2599 times)

Foobar · « **on:** August 08, 2016, 09:41:24 am »

I have a load of cement render that I'll be taking off my house and outbuildings ... was wondering if I could put it to good use rather than have to skip it -- would it be any good crushed and put down on tracks/pathways?

This would be just sand/cement render mix, no gypsum.

stufe35 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 08, 2016, 07:42:30 pm »

I'd say it will be fine. I doubt it will need crushing by the time you've knocked it off.

It's never going to be for posh tracks, but should be fine as fill over say brick hardcore.

Certainly if I were you I would be finding a job for it rather than paying for skips.

Foobar · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2016, 09:31:37 am »

Brill ta

chrismahon · « **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2016, 07:34:47 pm »

We used lime render for our earth track which worked brilliantly. Crushed and put into the ruts it set into a solid lump. Even better the grass grew into it and now the render can't be seen at all. Perhaps the cement will work the same?

Foobar · « **Reply #4 on:** August 10, 2016, 08:44:51 pm »

Yeah engineers use lime as a soil stabiliser (as it's absorbent) so I bet it was great on your track.

I doubt cement will be so good, but we shall see.

bazzais · « **Reply #5 on:** August 20, 2016, 05:04:30 pm »

works brrill as a substrate and its recycling and friendly because of the lack of transportation costs on imported stone. I might scatter a thin film of 20mm to dust over it - give it some resitence to water errotion after tamping it down.

harmony · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2016, 05:22:22 pm »

Did this once. Never again unless you can cover it with a layer of something else. Once wet the dust element irritates. Have you seen what wet cement does builders if it gets down their wellies? Both our dogs and horses got sore in a wet spell.