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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 2:45 pm
by fishpat86
After getting some silly qoutes for 1m3 of concrete I have decided to mix my own. I can hire an 85 litre mixer from HSS for £25 a weekend or a bigger one for a bit more. How many loads will it take to do a metre cubed in the cheaper mixer?
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:19 pm
by KLS
A m3 is 1000 litre so in theory it would take 11 mixes if fully loaded. But in reality more like 15 ish I'd say.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:29 pm
by lutonlagerlout
20 is the number of mixerfuls
any less and it wont be a metre
by the way what is a silly price pat?
we pay around £160 +VAT for 1 metre delivered
well worth it
LLL
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:30 pm
by lutonlagerlout
by the way to make 1m3 you need 250kg cement and 2 bulk bags of ballast
that will cost around £135 for starters 
LLL
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 10:24 pm
by Dave_L
Never worth knocking it up yourself, must be a volumetric wagon locally??
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:27 pm
by rxbren
get it delivered not worth the hassle of mixing it by hand, by the time you have bought the raw materials its only a few pound extra to get it delivered plus saves you half a day mixing and you dont get the problem of the first part setting faster than the last part your filling up so will be easier to get a better and neater finish just dont get it delivered too wet