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Bricklaying & Repointing

How many 50 kg bags cement will you need for a 500 brick wall

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.11 PM

How many 50 kg bags of cement are needed for a 500 brick wall in 1/2 brick thick with a 5:1 mix

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C j baylis

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Worcester
1kg of sand per brick And 2.5 kg per block is the calculations I use but bricks do vary as to size of mortar bed required And cement comes in 25 kg bags Which will do around 125 bricks at 5:1 ratio So 500 kg of building sand And 4 bags of cement And 1 concentrated plasticiser (a must)
Answered23 June 2020
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GEM Bricklaying

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Clydebank
4 bags. Tops! Bags normally come in 25kg so might even be around 8-10 bags!
Answered23 June 2020
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Newlands Building Services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Munlochy
Approximately 3 bags of cement at 25Kg. It's been a LONG time since they came in 50Kg bags! Rule of thumb is 1kg of mortar for a standard brick. So you will need around 425Kg of building sand and 75Kg of cement for a 5:1 ratio.
Answered23 June 2020
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David C. Pope Bricklayers Limited

Rating: 5 out of 5
Huntingdon
For starters, I would never use any cement mortar stronger than 6:1. Principal being that the mortar is weaker than the brick and any movement, the bricks don’t snap and fracture! You need 3No. 25Kg of OP Cement
Answered24 August 2020
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Anonymous user

They don't do 50kg bags there 25kg bags and you would need probably about 6 25kg bags
Answered23 June 2020
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shehaj buildings ltd

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Luton
4 bags 3/1 sand/cement
Answered23 June 2020
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Anonymous user

Roughly about 10 bags of 25 kg
Answered23 June 2020
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J.fagan

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Middlesbrough
2-3
Answered23 June 2020
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Anonymous user

You can lay around 120 bricks per mix (give or take) using a 5:1 mix and 1 25kg bag of cement. I would recommend getting 4-5 bags of cement.
Answered6 July 2020
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