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how much sand and cement do i need for 1000 brick
Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.06 PM
All these answers are quite good. They more or less are what i worked out myself which is 8 bags cement and 0.6 m3 of sand when x by 2.41 gives 1.4 tons of sand. 2.41 being the convesion factor for m3/ton. In summery 1000 brick needs 8 bags cement, & 1.4 ton sand, with 10mm morter joint, brick size 215 x 102.5 x 65mm with a 1: 6 mix. this is what i worked out. Thanks for your thoughts. J D
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GL Building Services
Rating: 5 out of 5
On average a ton bag of sand and 6 bags cement is enough for a 1000 bricks or 300 blocks with a 5/1 mix which is the norm for bricklaying. Hope this helps
Answered14 January 2020
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The Halifax Extension Company
Rating: 3 out of 5
A good mix for bricks would be 6 sand to 1 cement. You can lay probably 180 bricks per mix using 6 sand (25kg bag) and 1 25kg bag of cement.
So 1000 bricks be
36 sand
6 cement
Answered17 January 2020
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Anonymous user
I would say £1000 bricks 1 tonne of building sand and around 10 bags of cement
Answered18 January 2020
7
Anonymous user
A ton bag of sand and 10 bags of cement will be enough for a 1000 bricks but it depends what sort of bricks you use if you have engineering bricks you use more
Answered17 April 2020
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J D pressure washing services
Rating: 5 out of 5
You probably need around half meter of sand, best get a ton in a hippo bag, which i believe is between 1/2 and 1 meter.
cement id use a 4/1 mix.
if i remember correctly 40 bags make a ton, so around 10 bags should be ok.
that's a guess anyway. Iv laid 400 bricks with just over .25(quater) meter of of sand.
lets see what the pro's say.
Answered14 January 2020
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