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| Thread ID: 107923 | 2010-03-07 11:47:00 | Concrete easy to do? | lance4k (4644) | PC World Chat |
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| 864733 | 2010-03-07 11:47:00 | i'm Thinking of getting some of this ready mixed concrete: www.firth.co.nz it says i just need to pour it into a hole, then i'm assuming i just add tap water or do i need another type of water? and how much water do i need? |
lance4k (4644) | ||
| 864734 | 2010-03-07 15:14:00 | Read the instructions that come with it. Simple really :thumbs: |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 864735 | 2010-03-07 17:44:00 | Pour in hole tip bucket water over walk away job done. Yes it is easy and if you won't to go the traditional way and mix concrete aggregate with cement then you need 6 measures of conag to 1 of cement mix then add water until becomes workable | gary67 (56) | ||
| 864736 | 2010-03-07 19:17:00 | It's better to mix it in a wheelbarrow or something similar first. It mixes fully & is much stronger | Phil B (648) | ||
| 864737 | 2010-03-07 19:21:00 | What's the job? Are you putting posts in for a fence etc? | nofam (9009) | ||
| 864738 | 2010-03-07 20:56:00 | It's better to mix it in a wheelbarrow or something similar first. It mixes fully & is much stronger Yeah, right. That premix stuff can be quite fast setting, so you may wind up with a low-capacity, heavy, but very quiet wheelbarrow, just like the one down the road. Tap water is just fine. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 864739 | 2010-03-07 21:24:00 | Yeah, right. That premix stuff can be quite fast setting, so you may wind up with a low-capacity, heavy, but very quiet wheelbarrow, just like the one down the road. Tap water is just fine. Sounds a bit like fudge that sets in the saucepan before you can pour it all out! :lol: LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 864740 | 2010-03-07 21:30:00 | Yeah, right. That premix stuff can be quite fast setting, so you may wind up with a low-capacity, heavy, but very quiet wheelbarrow, just like the one down the road. Tap water is just fine. Lmfao.:banana:banana:banana |
Metla (12) | ||
| 864741 | 2010-03-07 21:51:00 | i'm Thinking of getting some of this ready mixed concrete: www.firth.co.nz it says i just need to pour it into a hole, then i'm assuming i just add tap water or do i need another type of water? and how much water do i need? tap water is fine, very cold water will make is set a bit slower wich can be good. they say it will set in an hour, as is often the case with marketing infomation this is not quite as true as you may like. the 1 hour mark is the point at which you are way past changing your mind but it's still not strong for doing the next part of your fence. :-) |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 864742 | 2010-03-07 22:41:00 | i'm Thinking of getting some of this ready mixed concrete: www.firth.co.nz it says i just need to pour it into a hole, then i'm assuming i just add tap water or do i need another type of water? and how much water do i need? See Johcar's post with links to a TradeMe auction for holey water, should be good for helping fill holes. Sorry, that's holy water .... :groan: Couldn't resist it. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
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