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Posted by David Court, on
How many spades of sand to one spade of cement
JOHN CAVILL

JOHN CAVILL

depends what its for, brickwork 5 sand 1 cement render 3 sand 1 cement concrete 4 pebbles 2 sand 1 cement
john cunningham

john cunningham

Normally 4to1 if you're using engineering bricks, as they don't absorb any moisture, or if you need a really strong mix it would be 3to 1 J C

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