Quick question for the brickies (or anyone else who knows) - roughly how much sand does one need per 1000 bricks?
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Quick question for the brickies (or anyone else who knows) - roughly how much sand does one need per 1000 bricks?
Why would you want to make your own bricks ...
you know you can buy them
besides I think they are made out of clay ;) ;) ;)
You may need to be more specific with the question. Do you mean how much sand do you need to make a mortar mix to lay bricks? If so, 6 sand to 1 cement is usually fine, plus 1 part lime if it is not brickies sand (brickies sand has some clay in it which makes the mortar more plastic / fatty and easier to use)....if you need more information suggest you contact Oz Winner, he is a brickie.
Anthony
The question is: Approximately how much sand (in cubic metres, preferably), does it take to make sufficient mortar to lay 1,000 standard size bricks using 10mm mortar gaps, and assuming a 6:1:1 ratio?
Al knows.
BTW, shouldn't all your posts be accompanied by an other worldly Wooh wooh sound :confused: ;)
It was Hanibal Lecter's favourite instrument.Quote:
Originally Posted by craigb
I wonder if you also need to specify whether you are laying a full bed of mortar, or (as I noted on a house near us) just putting a thin 'worm' of mortar on each edge of the brick. :eek:
This looked like a dodgy way to save a coupla bucks on materials, and I'd need an engineer or architect to convince me it was the right way.
Semi-seriously, I wonder if the different raking options make a significant difference?
Cheers,
Andrew
Andrew,
A full bed and perpend is what's called for!!
I subscribe to a theory that mortar is there to hold the bricks apart, not stick them together, and that calls for a bed that will support the full weight of the rest of the wall.;)
Cheers,
P
One metre will do it.
Tools
Thanks Tools. That's what I wanted to hear.
Yes, it's the only musical instrument that is played without touching it. Was used in a few sci-fi movies mostly.
Ahha,Quote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge
Another who thinks outside the square....:eek:
Al :)
PS 1M3 per 1000 bricks is the going rate.