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How much ballast / cement?
Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.52 PM
Can someone please tell me how many 20kg bag of ballast and 25kg bag of cement I need for 0.12 cubic metres hole at 5:1 ratio. Thanks
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Anonymous user
Hello For 0.12 Cubic Meters you will need including an allowance for the concrete 'shrinkage'
approximately:-
Cement - 0.045 tonne - 2X 25kg bags
Ballast - 20mm - 0.266tonne- 14 X 20Kg Bags
Hope this helps
Many Thanks
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Answered2 September 2017
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