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Concrete calculator

ozdemirozgur · 2015-03-05 21:48:35

Hi, I am doing a garden extension project, and in the process of buying concrete materials. Basically I need 7 cubic meter of footings, and another 3 cubic meter of concrete needed for slab. My builder said he needs 1 large bag of ballast (850 kgs) for 1 cubic meter of concrete, and 150 kgs of cement for each bulk bag of…

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arbrighton Posts: 2,011 Forumite

6 March 2015 at 8:11PM

ozdemirozgur wrote: »

I believe, I need to find maybe loose ballast left in my front garden otherwise it is not going to be cheap.

And you can do it cheaply or do it well. The two are often mutually exclusive

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