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How to fill a large brick pier with concrete?
Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.42 PM
Dear experts. I have 2 3-brick x 3-brick piers, each 30 courses tall; i.e. they're about 2m. They're currently hollow and I would like to fill them with concrete. I was told by the electrician who installed the cabling for the lights that will go on top that I should use a wet mix but also that I should fill the void in stages to avoid placing too much strain on the walls and risking bowing the sides, or worse. Can you suggest what cement/ballast ratio I should use, what the consistency of the mix should be, and what procedure I should follow? Specifically, how many separate pourings and how long should I wait between one and pouring the next layer? Thank you for your advice.
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