Cement, Sand & Aggregate Concrete mix explained - DIY Spreadsheet
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- How to make concrete using the right mix, the right ratio and get your strength right, buy the correct number of cement, sand and aggregate, or ballast, to take all the uncertainty out of the prices for the DIY and self builder. Step by step instructions to create your foundations and slabs, perfect for house extension strip foundations, garden room pad foundations, mini piles, fence posts, and ground breaking concrete slabs.
Using just a couple of spreadsheets which you can download below, I’ll show you everything you need to make perfect concrete and great results every time.
Click on the link below for the spreadsheets
www.buildbetterthings.com/resources
See my other videos about concrete, preparation and foundations for the DIYer and self builder
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0:00 into to my concrete calculator to get your concrete materials
0:29 use this simple method when you can’t use ready mix
1:19 sharp sand or building sand, Aggregate, or ballast?
1:31 spreadsheet summary
2:19 just 2 to enter on spreadsheet for your concrete
2:54 volume or cube of concrete - how to calculate
3:48 strength of concrete - how to choose and calculate mix ratio
4:54 bulk bags , tonne bags, or 25kg bags - what to choose
5:19 advantages of ballast over sand & aggregate
5:38 example to work through spreadsheet
6:18 overall cost calculator
6:45 concrete is not a precise art
7:42 my rule of thumb method to double check the calculator - Jak na to + styl
Came across one of your videos and it was educational and so down to earth I just had to subscribe to your channel! Now binge watching your videos 😂...
Great video as always.....just been to the webite and signed up for the newsletter etc.....
Thanks and hopefully you should have received something by now
@@build-better-things Hi Jerry, yeah got it today. Thanks
Joined up but the spreadsheets download links are just screenshots inside a PDF - the alternative link is a dead link
Should be working now. Let me know and thanks for signing up
How do you download the spreadsheet please?
You just click on the link below or go to buildbetterthings.com/resources
Do you offer any training or mentoring? I am beginning a project in afee weeks and would love to be mentored by someone like you... also happy to pay of course
Hi and thanks a lot for your comments. If you want to chat directly with me, you can go to my website through this link. buildbetterthings.com/one-to-one-consults/
great videos - but is the table you show at czcams.com/video/83ZzGLx1JCc/video.html correct - or have the ratios shifted a row ?
Waiting for response after signing up on your website. The link in the description does not contain an excel sheet as the video suggests…
Same this end.
Just sorting out a technical problem and it will be on its way to you. Sorry for the delay.
Thanks for responding, i'll look forward to getting it as planning a concrete base for garden room@@build-better-things
Hopefully you all received it by now?
@@build-better-things still just a pdf