Where can I obtain a very small quantity of sand and cement, just enough to level a single patio slab, which is about 5mm proud in one corner?
MM
Where can I obtain a very small quantity of sand and cement, just enough to level a single patio slab, which is about 5mm proud in one corner?
MM
If anyone else is doing any building work nearby, you could take a bucket and a few cups of tea and some biscuits and ask for a shovelful.
It usually works for me...
especially if I haven't already piled heaps of abuse on them for parking the van across my driveway so I can't get out!
dedics
Time it right towards the end of the afternoon and you might even get some ready mixed from the left overs.
B&Q.
£3:48 for a 5 kilo ready mixed bag.
Most of the sheds sell small bags of mortar mix - to which you just need to add water.
Buy a bag at a garden centre. Leave the rest round in a pile over a landmine Watch neighbours cat become several astronauts! Simples!
I need only about 1/2 kilo. About as much as a small bag of sugar.
MM
They appear to be around 25kg, which is about 24½kg more than I need.
MM
If you really don't want to throw much away, you can spend =A32 more than t= he =A33.48 5Kg bag on a 1.25Kg bag of pointing repair mix at B&Q.
John
Defribrillator needed ASAP.
Try a smaller shop. I saw bags today of 5Kg and 10Kg. And you probably need more than you think.
If you are thinking of laying a less than 5mm skin of sand and cement mix over a laid floor it probably wont stick, different stuff is needed.
I keep a 25kg bag of multi purpose in stock at all times. Indoors too. Gets on SWMBO's nerves of course.
The gf still complains about the cement mixer that I keep in the lounge when it's not on loan.
£3.48 5Kg bag on a 1.25Kg bag of pointing repair mix at B&Q.
I am NOT going to buy more than I need, then throw the rest away!
MM
I don't need more than I think. I've done this sort of thing several times over the years. This time it's a slab I bought to raise the step out of the back door a tad. The slab is 59cm x 29cm and is proud by
5mm in one corner that needs to be packed out with a VERY small amount of sand/cement mix.MM
No, the slab (59cm x 29cm) is resting on the actual concrete path outside the back door and is simply there to raise the step slightly. The slab rocks very slightly when I tread on it because there's a 5mm gap in one corner. At present I have whacked a very small wooden wedge under the corner and the slab is now perfectly firm. But the wedge will dislodge over time, which is why I want a more permanent solution with said sand/cement mix. About 1/2kg of it should suffice.
MM
Gripfill the bugger.
£3.48 5Kg bag on a 1.25Kg bag of pointing repair mix at B&Q.
(fx) Stamps foot :-)
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