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How many big bag of ballast do you need to make one meter of concrete
it for a covseavatories base 5 meter by 3 meter,at 100 cm
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Waterlooville • Member since 29 Aug 2010 • 80 jobs, 100% positive feedback
the conversion rate is as follows 1.76 tonnes per cubic metre. hope this helps you out. Darren
Answered 16th May 2011
Mareham Le Fen • Member since 1 Mar 2009 • 83 jobs, 100% positive feedback
3 bags of ballast for the size and depth your quoting
Answered 16th May 2011
Lymington • Member since 31 Oct 2010 • 1 job, 100% positive feedback
2.5 tons,maybe get it deliverd on small lorry,hard to shovel out of 1 ton bags.
Answered 17th May 2011
Beverley • Member since 21 Jan 2009 • 3 jobs, 100% positive feedback
the answer is 2.7 tonnes of ballast (order 3no. 1 tonne bags) 675kgs of cement (5:1 mix) is 27no. 25kg bags of cement.
Answered 25th May 2011
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