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Mortar: what are my mixing quantities
  • The amount of water added to a mix must be enough to make the mix workable and plastic
  • Use cement that has the SABS mark (SABS ENV 197-1). Masonry cement that complies with SABS ENV 413-1; strength class 12.5 or higher may be used for mortar and plaster.
  • A builder's wheelbarrow has a capacity of 65 litres

LARGE BATCHES

MORTAR:
  • For laying bricks and blocks in normal applications (SABS Class II)
  • To lay 1000 bricks = 3 bags cement + 0.6 cu. m. sand
  • 1 Bag of cement to 3 wheelbarrows of building sand
PLASTER:
  • For exterior and interior work
  • To lay 100sq.m. (15mm thick) = 10 bags cement + 2 cu. m. sand
  • 1 Bag of cement to 3 wheelbarrows of plaster sand


SMALL BATCHES
(Measure with a container such as a bucket, drum or tin)

MORTAR:
  • 1 unit of mortar to 5 units of mortar sand
PLASTER:
  • 1 unit of mortar to 5 units of plaster sand and stone
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