Setting concrete in cold weather

[pal123]

I'm trying to sort out a builder laying outdoor concrete for a plinth in cold weather, around 0-2oC. Is there an additive e.g. PVA SBR 503, that can be added to allow the concrete to set in 2oC? Thanks

 

[stevie22]

There are additives. you can use hot water and heated aggregates but what you need to do is to keep it well covered.

Plastic sheet and a bale of straw will do nicely: concrete produces heat as the cement reacts with the water to produce the setting.

 

[pal123]

There are additives. you can use hot water and heated aggregates but what you need to do is to keep it well covered.

Plastic sheet and a bale of straw will do nicely: concrete produces heat as the cement reacts with the water to produce the setting.

What additives can I use?

 

[pal123]

Should I put a layer of DPC underneath the concrete plinth to stop damp from rising? So the layers would be (bottom upward): earth, DPC, stones, concrete plinth, oil tank

 

[Trowel Samurai]

Canada uses warm concrete to continue construction in winter.

 

[pal123]

OFTEC have a domestic oil pipe guide: https://www.oftec.org/consumers/off-gas-grid-heating-guides/liquid-fuel/supply-pipes. It says that 'Where a fuel supply pipe passes through the wall of a building it should be run within a sleeve, such as a larger plastic pipe'. Is there a 15-40mm plastic pipe that I should use?