I was told to measure sand and cement to get the right mix for 4-1, rather than by volume, how do you weigh it? And am mixing by shovel for 10cm wide by 10 metres by 8cm thick, so was told to mix it all up together at one time rather than doing it every 30 mins. I have a small plastic container to mix, what else should I use to mix on?Do i use sharp sand and cement or plasterers sand, a builder told me plasterers sand
A standard mortar is made of cement:sand:water, keep them at the ratio: 1:3:0.5, by weight, thus you will get a good quality.
First of all, what are you going to use the cement for? Some types of concrete such as Quickcrete don't require sand, only the addition of water.
I use a wheel barrow to mix my concrete and a hoe to mix in the water. It works better then a shovel. A ratio by volume is not hard to measure. Just put in four times the amount of builders sand that you will use in cement. A plastic container will do if it is large enough.
