Concrete / ballast calculator

thebaldwindowfitter

lagi wrote: »

I have somebody that could do with the cash and happy to break their back. Also no access with a readymix unless they have one of them long pipes and i know i will be paying a lot for that.

do that not have barrow mix near you that mix it and barrow it to were you want the reason im suggesting this is as i say i did it myself once and it worked out very little diference and at least you know the consistency is right £95 a cube approx .you dont state what size the base is if its less than a metre then get your man to do it

27col

When I was building my house the concrete company, I think it was then called Redimix, were handing out little concrete calculators free of charge. It was like a little slide rule. It was great for working out how much was needed. I suppose that a good proportion of posters on are too young to know what a slide rule actually is. They sort of vanished when Clive Sinclair introduced his calculator.

lagi

a6windows wrote: »

do that not have barrow mix near you that mix it and barrow it to were you want the reason im suggesting this is as i say i did it myself once and it worked out very little diference and at least you know the consistency is right £95 a cube approx .you dont state what size the base is if its less than a metre then get your man to do it

At the moment, as haven't put the shuttering up yet its approx. 6.2 x 4.5 x 75mm. Which works out 2.1 m3. Been ringing around best price so far is £300. Must be dearer down here in Hampshire. If i can get the £95 prices i will go for it.

lagi

£277 for 2.5m3, thats better. Going to go for this now as it can be down pretty quick. Mix is a gem3, hope that is going to be ok, its a base for a raised patio.

thebaldwindowfitter

sorry im forgetting about the vat as im vat registered and also i order on a regular basis so will get it a bit cheaper.as i say by the time you work it out your probally saving £50-60 but then paying to get it mixed where as barrow mix will take an hr .when you say base are you flagging or something over it after?

lagi

Will be flagging at a later date. It needs to be built up from garden level, so this is easy and quick to do and i know it will be solid and easy to lay patio on. Also will still be functional right upto the last minute. I plan to add some flower beds across the front but again i will have time to work all this out.