Thanks Willie! How much water is typically used per 80 lb bag of concrete? Any tips on the best way to mix up a bag or two at a time?
1.36732 gallons per bag. Just kidding! (Although that is probably pretty durn close.)Thanks Willie! How much water is typically used per 80 lb bag of concrete? Any tips on the best way to mix up a bag or two at a time?
They recommend starting with a gallon, and add a little more until it is workable. I've found that a gallon gets you to about a 1" slump, which is pretty much unworkable in most situations. Another quart makes it about a 4" slump, which is good most of the time.Thanks Willie! How much water is typically used per 80 lb bag of concrete? Any tips on the best way to mix up a bag or two at a time?
Yes, that was covered in my third paragraph. I gave the .083 so that anyone could use it to simply multiply any number of inches for an answer. (easier to do standing by the wheelbarrow, than a division problem)Alot of great formula reminders here Willie.
I'll just add another trick that most of us might find easier to remember than the 0.083 inch-to-foot ratio.
12 inches in a foot. So 4 inches is 4/12's of a foot.... There's your formula! 4 divided by 12 = .333 of a foot
Much easier to figure out, while standing beside the wheelbarrow![]()
I much prefer using decimals. We are supposed to use metric up here in Canada, but in reality, it becomes an ugly mish-mosh of both. Dimensions will be scribbled in ft/inch (from a tape measure), but the products are supplied in Kg or Liters. Sigh...![]()
I politely disagree. Its easier to take the two numbers and divide them on the spot (beside the wheelbarrow), than commit to memory a 3-digit decimal number that gets you to the same place.... Why is it easier to multiply 6x0.083 than to divide 6"/12"? They both get you 0.5.Yes, that was covered in my third paragraph. I gave the .083 so that anyone could use it to simply multiply any number of inches for an answer. (easier to do standing by the wheelbarrow, than a division problem)
If you find division easier than multiplication, go for it.I politely disagree. Its easier to take the two numbers and divide them on the spot (beside the wheelbarrow), than commit to memory a 3-digit decimal number that gets you to the same place.... Why is it easier to multiply 6x0.083 than to divide 6"/12"? They both get you 0.5.