Cement choice

[Pete]

 Just playing the builder's merchants against one another and TP said they would not use Hanson cement as it is a load of rubbish. This was after another local merchant could provide this at a saving of 90p a bag as opposed to using Blue Circle.  Just wondered what the brickies thought of this and does it really matter as I have used both in the past and never really noticed any difference.

[bassanclan]

The Hanson Castle multicem has got some plasticiser already in it to make it easier to use. I would prefer Hanson Castle Multi to Blue Circle if they were a similar price. I avoid Quinn cement.

 

You could get Blue Circle cement from Wickes for £3.19+vat (trade discount & you buy 3), so I would want a decent discount if I was buying a lot more.

[PeterW]

We've used Hanson Multicem and it's been great - plastic bags you can keep outdoors and even when they get a puncture it doesn't seem to set as bad as the old paper bags did. 

[Construction Channel]

AFAIC cement comes in grey or white.

Never found a need to worry about brand  

[Kev106]

I would avoid Quinn's, anything else should be fine.