All, I'm considering mixing my own concrete for my installation. Been trying to get a grasp on how much cement, gravel and sand to get. My proposed base is for 70ft of 25G. Total, with the anchors, i
6 bags of cement, 8 cubic feet of sand, and 20 cubic feet of gravel makes on square yard of concrete - using the 1, 2, 3 measuring. It also makes for a terrible day. Do you just like pain? I cannot i
No, don't like pain. Just trying to it right with the least amount of money. Ed 6 bags of cement, 8 cubic feet of sand, and 20 cubic feet of gravel makes on square yard of concrete - using the 1, 2,
I did a qrz.com lookup for you and see you are in NC. Most places have a 5 yard minimum and either charge you for 5 yds whether or not you use it. A few may give a few bucks off, but the mud is going
Call a truck, it should be cheaper, and you would get a monolithic pour which is much stronger. 1 part cement 2 parts sand 3 parts gravel and the most important part for strength is as little water a
You really want to have just one mix, because it is stronger. It will take you two days or more by hand, more maybe because you won't want to get out of bed on the second day. Mike No, don't like pai
There is such a thing as a false economy - but I think it would be difficult to finish 2.5 yards by hand, in a timely manner. Such a pour should be done in one shot, that is going to be tough. If you
Many thanks to all for the replies. I looked into one place that would the 2.5 cu yds needed and got a quote. Like a few have said, I can save a lot of work and time by going with it delivered. I thi
Most cement/concrete guys are in terrible shape at the moment, they will be happy to deliver minimum 3 yards. They will make delivery charge, so try and pick a company close to you. Concrete pump peo
If you have calculated 2.5 cu yards, order 3 cu yards, better safe than sorry. You may not have dug the perfect hole! See previous post you can always make something useful for the wife with the left
That reminds me of my concrete experience. Myself and 4 friends wheelbarrowed 3 yards of concrete into the backyard in about 25 minutes. Distance was about 70 feet one way to the hole. I laid down so
Well, the 2.5 yards is four pours as I count them -- the base and three guy anchors. Last summer, three friends helped me pour a Rohn 25 tower base by hand (1 yard), using a small mixer that one of t
Usually if you have the concrete delivered they will wait about an hour or less (ask them for their waiting time) while you wheelbarrow it to the hole and charge waiting time which is expensive after
It varies from company to company and how hungry for business they are and if they have another delivery, it defiantly pays to find out what it is up front. Mine was an hour, but I was his only deliv
Gents: If you don't trust yourself pushing a wheelbarrow, or if the pour is a considerable amount greater than a few barrows full, you can rent a Georgia buggie to haul the concrete from the mixer tr
no way... a 50 lb sack of sand is probably about 1/2 cubic foot (a cubic foot of water weighs more than 60 lbs, and sand is denser than water, even with the air spaces). You need literally yards of g
Or, do they have those haul-it-yourself (U-Kart is the brand around here) plants that put 3/4 yard or so into a trailer you tow to your job site. Not as good as a monolithic pour, but a heck of a lot
Is your time worth anything? You'll be plenty busy with a ready mix truck! Having to mix 2.5 yards of concrete on top of the time to settle and finish the concrete will make a very long and tiring da
Straying from original hand mixing.... But hiring a pump is even easier, and not that much more expensive. A tip I discovered: Hire the pumping service BEFORE ordering the concrete. My pumping guy
How about the quick-dry concrete used for fence posts? Can this be used for towers? My hamshack is on Chincoteague island with a water table about 18 inches down. Most people use the quick dry concre