thats how i mix

Was just about to say that

The most efficient way to work with cement products, is to keep a large 'dumpy bag' of homemade aggregate in your garage. Aggregate is the bulk mass of any concrete or mortar. It's always a smart idea to keep all aggregates and dry additives (not the cement though) mixed into one uniform product, and then keep it in the dumpy bag. Ingredients for any home-prepared aggregate includes : - Sand - Gravel (for concrete) - Clay - Fly Ash - Fibers (chopped straw, fiberglass threads, or any other stringy material) Rule of thumb; keep the level of sand higher than the other ingredients. Another good thing to keep in 5 gallon buckets, is your own homemade liquid ingredient. This can be prepared by first filling the bucket with water, and then adding things like dish soap/plasticizer, calcium oxide, and a few teaspoons of any of those 'ice removal' products. Now, to answer you question; The proper ratio for Mortar mixing is like Mark said, a 4 to 1 mix... but if you're in a very dry part of the world or if you are simply building indoors, then you should go with a 5 to 1 mix. But make sure that your sand aggregate has a little clay in it. If it doesn't, then you can dig some from your backyard subsoil, and then sift out the powder clay. The amount of water needed is almost always personal preference, but most pros will tell you to work with as little as you can. You know you are working with too little water when your mix is crummy and like wet sand. You know you are working with too much water when the water is splattering out of the mix and flowing like pancake batter. Good luck! Cheers

Im planning keeping the footings and concrete to same depths as house foundations. maybe an over kill but the roof is fully double glassed so fair bit of weight there. so at least I know im where I need to be.

Im in UK guys if it helps, as don't know if your doing it different abroad.

depends of the consistency u want, wet concrete fair amount of water, simple, easy

None.. You use lime on stone. Not cement ever

Fill with water, then put a few half house bricks in, let it spin for ten mins & empty

The instructions with my mixer said, throw in a bucket full of pebbles or similar plus a bucket or two of water and run for a few minutes (using common sense), once satisfied empty pebbles and retain until the next time you need them. The pebbles and water will knock off any of the cement/concrete mix leaving mixer clean and ready to use again.

And wear a mask

@@haroldbetterson1877 in my day of mixing think I eat a bag of cement

ok

yes when you turn on a full mixer it will be too much for the electric motor and it will fry in a few times the other way is first to put it in vertical mode then start it

brodiebrodiebrodie1 you're meant, go to school

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no you cant.

that makes the most sense

college

Took the words write off of my fingers...lol Creates less sticking as well, but good video.

Way Out West Blow-in blog

Ernest Hlinka, thanks.

Shut up you dime bar. This is the UK , not some half baked backwater.

Yeah, lucky for this guy the Health and Safety weren't around that day...

Nice. Cheers.

basically mention something about health and safety and appropriate ppe

+Igor Tylek absolutley , concrete powder is highly carcinogenic

Dave Calder no mask or gloves. hes straight

janwolves 🤣

+Tim Arnold sand+ballast+cement= CONCRETE you crank

+JCBAirmaster73 he's mixing concrete not gobbo

+JCBAirmaster73 oh right sorry pal.

you ar incorrect - the screen comment did not specify the quantity (how much) ballast he actually added". also at 1:58 he refers to a "mortar or concrete mix". as you probably know mortar is generally a 4:1 or so mix & concrete 3:2:1. no doubt the guy knows his stuff but as a rudimentary guide the video was very confusing - hence the negative comments.

as stated several times he is using all in ballast. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with the UK way of doing things? Ballast is a a pre mixed batch of sharp sand and aggregate stone in the ratio 1:2. Therefore a concrete suitable for driveways would normally be 1 cement to 6 ballast which translates to 1 cement 2 sand, 4 aggregate i would however agree with your comment about the quality of the video - given he is supposed to be a technical college tutor it is awful. No one loads a mixer by bucket in the real world, if for no other reason than look at the lifting he has to do that way (health and safety!)

and how strong, you can make the ratio whatever you want. often for a strong skim patch I mix one cement to one sand and a little mortar clay or lime if that is what you have. you can weaken the mix from there on depending on the application and the thickness. you decide..