How much needed and best place to purchase.

[Macca]

Looking for concrete, preferabbly a company that brings it pre mixed ready to pour. Question is how much would I order for a good base for a 16 by 10 ft out house.

[Tangman]

Looking for concrete, preferabbly a company that brings it pre mixed ready to pour. Question is how much would I order for a good base for a 16 by 10 ft out house.
At 6 inch deep you will have 80 cubic feet there is 9 cubic feet in a cubic yard so you have just under 9 cubic yards which is around just over 8 cubic metres. Twiggy

[guiseley paul]

barrow boys about £100 a metre they barrow to the plot so you and a mate tamp up or borrow a mixer and mix your own i would go for option 2

[Macca]

i dont mind mixing my own if it works out a good bit cheaper.

In the past I have learned sometimes DIY can be the more expensive option. So will do a bit of digging. lol

[stevieh]

better ready mixed m8 so it is all done in one go, you can't start then stop half way and go fishing

[Tangman]

better ready mixed m8 so it is all done in one go, you can't start then stop half way and go fishing
LMFAO Thats what i had been thinking also, it would kill Macca shovelling 8 cubic metres of concrete at about 2 tonnes to the cube LOL Twiggy

[Macca]

ha ha, and if its like today, pissing down i could not do either - fishing or mix myself

[Tangman]

ha ha, and if its like today, pissing down i could not do either - fishing or mix myself
A bit of rain does not stop you i once laid 100 cube of ready mix in the rain and was finished by dinner time. Get your arse outa bed and get shovelling you soft tart. Twiggy

[Macca]

A bit of rain does not stop you i once laid 100 cube of ready mix in the rain and was finished by dinner time. Get your arse outa bed and get shovelling you soft tart. Twiggy

i bought my tape measure yesterday pops, so im raring to go!

pity your back is playing up or i would have you over here for 2 crabs an hour,

[Tangman]

i bought my tape measure yesterday pops, so im raring to go!

pity your back is playing up or i would have you over here for 2 crabs an hour,
LOL i dont want your Crabs i have enough of my own LOL Twiggy PS whats the big plan then come on get Sketchup busy and show us whats happening

[Macca]

the big plan is still at early stage but it goes something like this.

I am converting the fish room into a games room for xmas. Where the sheds are at the back Im getting a stable room built with an ajoining tack room which I am converting into a fish room and filtration room.

What do you think?

the other idea, is to sell everything off and get fit to build me a nice big tank the utilises all the space that my current display tank uses

[stevieh]

where's the gym going

[Macca]

where's the gym going


treadmill is now in the livingroom so lets leave it at that.. Two weeks ago the fishroom was going to be a kitchen so I have got off lightly.

[Tangman]

treadmill is now in the livingroom so lets leave it at that.. Two weeks ago the fishroom was going to be a kitchen so I have got off lightly.
I see well thas todays plan whats happening tomorrow, i thought wood was no good in salt water or are you making the stable out of shuttered concrete. I wish you would give me your secret Jimmy as i would love to be able to spend money like that when i am skint. LOL Twiggy

[Macca]

I see well thas todays plan whats happening tomorrow, i thought wood was no good in salt water or are you making the stable out of shuttered concrete. I wish you would give me your secret Jimmy as i would love to be able to spend money like that when i am skint. LOL Twiggy


The stables will just be an outer, will be lining with plastic sheets and having the cotton wool stuff (got a guy coming tomorrow to give me a quote - stuff used for house insulation) as the cavity filler.

Was really wanting a glass room but it has to many cons in our weather.

[Macca]

went for stables as them tongue and groove panels you lean against them and you would fall through them.

[Macca]

plus I could bring a horse home to cut the grass and feed the roses.

[FunkyParrot]

Hope you do pull this one off. Means you can hold more stock etc.
Need to think about insulation, heating and ventalation. Will this be a brick build structure?

Sounds expensive.

I've got my garage back, but its only a sectional concrete garage. I did wonder about building a small wood frame inside and insulating and ventelating just that.

[Macca]

Hope you do pull this one off. Means you can hold more stock etc.
Need to think about insulation, heating and ventalation. Will this be a brick build structure?

Sounds expensive.

I've got my garage back, but its only a sectional concrete garage. I did wonder about building a small wood frame inside and insulating and ventelating just that.

I have found through many episodes that the main thing is ventilation and insulation. Wood is more warm than stone so if you can insulate that then I think its better. Obviously it has to be totally weather / damp proof but hot moist air wont condense and run down the walls. Its ok saying get rid of the warm damp air but then heating bills go up. Basically taking it away from the house will mean if it falls down in 10 years so be it. The only thing I keep thinking is a window roof for light but I cant seem to find a way round having a see through roof that is good and insulated but cheap.

[FunkyParrot]

Fair point.

Unplaned wood is cheap. Guess you could just treat it, then clad with plastic sheet and insulation. That plastic wool stuff for house insulation is pretty good.

[Macca]

Fair point.

Unplaned wood is cheap. Guess you could just treat it, then clad with plastic sheet and insulation. That plastic wool stuff for house insulation is pretty good.

will let you know the price when he comes tomorrow. Going to look into that platic sheets they use in steam rooms that would be ideal for the interior.

[Macca]

best quote I have is £90 a cubic metre for ready made concrete deliverd.

Can someone tell me the amount of gravel, sand and cement I need for a cubic metre? I think I might need to do a bit DIY.

AS IT GOING TO COST AROUND £700

[Macca]

i can hire mixer and wheel barrow for £30 a week... petrol

[Macca]

do I need lime?

Sharp sand - cement - 20 mm aggregate - is that right?

Ratio

Should I go for 4:1 ?

[Tangman]

Well get your calculater out Macca as a cube of concrete will weigh thick end of 2 tonne so you have 8 cube metres thats 16 tonnes, take that down to a mix of 5 of gravel/sand, and 2 of cement which will give you around 10/12 tonne of gravel/grit sand mix and 4 to 5 tonne of cement. Twiggy

[Tangman]

No Lime just a gravel/grit sand mix plus cement. Twiggy:hurray:

[Macca]

i can get the aggregate for £30 a tonne, sand £30 a tonne, cement £4 a bag.

just need to work out how much to order, can you help big eck?

[Macca]

surely I dont need 5 tonne of cement? It a garage floor not the forth road bridge!

[Macca]

got this calc online eck

http://www.diydata.com/general_building/concrete_calculators/concrete_calculator_2_m.php

[FunkyParrot]

surely I dont need 5 tonne of cement? It a garage floor not the forth road bridge!

We don't want you sinking to the centre of the earth with your new outbuilding. Best get the foundations right :smilewinkgrin:

[Macca]

We don't want you sinking to the centre of the earth with your new outbuilding. Best get the foundations right :smilewinkgrin:

ha ha, forget 1 ft depth... Why not 6 inch?

[Tangman]

i can get the aggregate for £30 a tonne, sand £30 a tonne, cement £4 a bag.

just need to work out how much to order, can you help big eck?
I have just told you, you will have to get the calculater out and work out off a cube of ready mix weighing 2 tonnes, do a 5 to 2 mix of 5 shovels of gravel/grit sand and then 2 shovels of cement. I would think you will have around 16 tonne altogether with gravel/grit sand / cement/ and water.Twiggy PS about 12 tonne of gravel/grit sand and about 4 tonne of cement

[Tangman]

ha ha, forget 1 ft depth... Why not 6 inch?
6 inch is deep enough, are you putting re bar in or mesh. Twiggy

[Macca]

6 inch is deep enough, are you putting re bar in or mesh. Twiggy

marinemikes steel frame if he does not hurry up and pick it up!

[fishface]

macca just read your thread a 3.050x4.9000x.150 pad is 5.043 cu.mtrs at about £80 to £100.00 a cu as a lorry carries 6cu they might add a part load charge but you can pay a small charge for a conveyor belt lorry which can some times reach out of the way plots a cu is about 25 wheel barrows mixing your own is fine iyou get a large mixer as it must be poured all at once be fore any goes off hope it helps alan p.s. the mix is 4x2x1 4 shingle 2 sand 1 cement or all in is 6=1 you should not need any mesh in unless you have some spare the concrete com.is the cheapest alan