Cost of mixing concrete yourself

mengele

Can anyone give me the cost of mixing 35n (give or take )concrete Your self using your own mixer? As in what would the materials cost for 1 cubic metre?

kieran.

You would need to be very accurate with your measurements to get a true 35N output.

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mengele

kieran. wrote: »

You would need to be very accurate with your measurements to get a true 35N output.

https://www.roadstone.ie › Ro...PDF
Roadstone EN206 Concrete Specification

I just want a rough price really of what it costs doing it yourself.

foxy farmer

What type of mixer would you be using? How much are you putting down?
Down here in west cork a m³ of 35N readymix is heading for 90E
If mixing a m³ myself the gravel is about 18E a tonne(20tonne load delivered). Cement by the bag is about 5.70. Cheaper by the pallet at about 5.40.
A m³ of 35N concrete will take about 2.25 tonne of gravel and about 14 bags of cement. Ball park figure 75 for cement and 40 for gravel. Water, fuel, time etc are extras. Readymix will win out unless it's a small awkward slow job.

Plumbthedepths

Get it delivered, working it out yourself and the labour/time involved is dearer .

TheBoyConor

Unless it is a tiny job mixing it yourself is only messing.
Aside from being dearer materials wise, you waste a heap of tone and effort bolloxing and fooling around with mixers and materials. And unless you are gauging out the materials very accurately, the quality and consistency between batches will be a roulette game.