Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Mixing cement proportions?

Options
  • 03-06-2008 2:00pm
    #1
    jdpl28
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 186 ✭✭


    Hi,

    wondering when your mixing cement 3:1, do you mix by weight or volume? like do i mix 2 40kg bags of sand with 1 25kg bag of cement?

    thanks,
    J


Comments

  • Options
    #2
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Use to be 3 shovels cement to 1 of sand or that may be the other way round ?


  • Options
    #3
    davidoco
    Registered Users Posts: 656 ✭✭✭davidoco


    see http://www.irishcement.ie/download/Mixing%20and%20Placing%20concrete.pdf which states use volume when reading factors.


  • Options
    #4
    drag0n79
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭drag0n79


    latchyco wrote: »
    Use to be 3 shovels cement to 1 of sand or that may be the other way round ?

    Other way round.


  • Options
    #5
    sesswhat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭sesswhat


    jdpl28 wrote: »
    Hi,

    wondering when your mixing cement 3:1, do you mix by weight or volume? like do i mix 2 40kg bags of sand with 1 25kg bag of cement?

    thanks,
    J

    You wouldn't be far wrong at that as dry sand and cement are close enough in weight anyway. For smaller amounts you can measure volumes with a small bucket. I presume it's mortar for building.


Advertisement