Heating stuff

Something like the bottom foot of a steel oil drum on the barbecue? Or a drum cut in half lengthways, if it is a big one.

Wait for the missus to go out, and stick it in the oven?

ISTR machine mart did fairly cheap roofing torches... having said that even a decent hand held torch with a 2" burner on it would do the job.

With propane cylinders you buy the first one, and then just buy the gas each time you swap it. You may well sill be able to flog the cylinder back to the supplier.

Lay it cold then. The main difference is it takes days to set, keep traffic off until good & hard. To get good adhesion, paint the hole with bitumen p aint before filling with cold-lay.

NT

No problem with the small area I've cold-laid, an aerosol of spray-applied bitumen is convenient for sealing the edges beforehand.

It has been suggested that an agricultural solution might be to pour on some red diesel and set fire to it:-)

Would one of those weed burners that crop up in Aldi promotions be any use for this sort of thing?

I suspect my bbq would collase under the weight of a bag of cold lay.....Maybe I need a new bbq!

And who doesn't like a little danger in their work? :-)

I think the point is that warming it up allows the bitumen component to flow a bit so you get better compaction when laying

Thanks - I'll try to look into that, though I wonder if they generate enough heat for this sort of application.

and not to lay it too thick in one go - build it up gradually if its a deepish hole.

I have used this cold lay bitmac a few times now. If its really cold just stick the whole bag in hot water before opening it.

Mike