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Bricklaying & Repointing

How many 25 kg bags of builders sand are required for m3 of brickwork 215 x 102.5 x 65 mm mix 1:5

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.51 PM

How many25/50 kg bags of sand are required for m3 of brickwork 215 x 102.5 x 65 mm with a mix of 1:5 thanks.

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SMJ Building and Maintenance Limited

Rating: 5 out of 5
Stockton On Tees
For cost effectiveness i would buy a ton bag of sand and a mix should really be 1:4 Hope that helps
Answered10 July 2020
3

S N L Brickwork

Rating: 5 out of 5
Bognor Regis
If your only doing one m2 of Brickwork I would purchase 3 bags of 25kg of building sand , should be more than enough ...hope that helps
Answered12 July 2020
1

LSJ Re-pointing + Masonry Restoration

Rating: 5 out of 5
Broadway
As a rule 800kg lays with 6 bags of cement approximately 1000bricks depending on frog depth 10 bricks will be approximately 8kg of sand 60 bricks to a square metre 60 x 8=48kg 2 x 25kg bags =50kg There’s your answer !! 6 bags of cement into a bulk bag of 800kg sand will turn into a ratio of approximately 5:1 depending on your hod carriers shovel sizes.
Answered13 July 2020
1

south staffs builder

Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Wolverhampton
I've always worked on1kg of building sand to metric brick simple to work out 3 m2 180kg
Answered13 July 2020
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