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How much sand..?

tinyjiney · 2012-07-12 09:24:36

Looking to lay slabs over a (dull) concrete drive....16' x 11'.....any idea how much sand i'd need at 25/30mm thick..??

12-07-2012 10:24am

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tinyjiney

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Looking to lay slabs over a (dull) concrete drive....16' x 11'.....any idea how much sand i'd need at 25/30mm thick..??

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#2 12-07-2012 11:56pm

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so 4.8 x 3.3 x.03 =~.5M^3

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#3 13-07-2012 8:52am

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Tanx for that....what would that work out in tonnes...?

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#4 13-07-2012 8:56am

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depends how heavy sand is but you need half a cubic metre

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#5 13-07-2012 9:32am

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alexlyons wrote: »

depends how heavy sand is

alexlyons is right, weight varies if its wet or dry. So on average, 1 ton = 0.6 m3, for dry sand.
As you need 0.5 m3 , I'd get a ton of sand.

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