Curing cemented brickwork.

Project is a new greenhouse for one of my customers. They are having a dwarf wall built with a 12ft square greenhouse erected on top. The problem is the builders arrived a week late and have still not completed the work. The greenhouse erector is due on Wednesday and even if the builders condescend to turn up tomorrow I'm not sure if the wall will be cured in time to take the load and fixings etc.

My own feelings have always been to allow at least a week before working on a newly built wall. Am I just being paranoid and old maidish or should the erector be delayed?

 

Given the temps and humidity at present Froggy, I'd settle for a couple of days. It isn't a major structure and what you put on top of the walls will be in compression rather than tension.

Look at the house builders, they don't sit back for a week to wait for things to cure.

When I built our GH I only waited two days between finishing the top course of bricks and bolting on the base of the wooden frame. Still standing 20+ years on.

 

"Look at the house builders, they don't sit back for a week to wait for things to cure."

And look at some of the houses they throw up :D

I take your point though but if these ruminant operatives don't appear tomorrow then the project will have to be delayed - And I've got 3ft tall tomato plants running out of space!

 

Just to update. Aparently the brickie has ****ered off on holiday for two weeks and just left the job unfinished so the whole project is out of kilter. It also looks suspiciously like he hasn't ordered enough brick to complete it so I hope they can get a match on the next load.

Rawhide doesn't get a look in, the customer is fizzing!

 

oh dear - not what your tomatoe plants needs - and not acceptable. No doubt when he returns, he will have an earful from you.