{"id":12,"date":"2014-05-20T15:27:43","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T15:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hirehere.ie\/blog\/?p=12"},"modified":"2022-01-06T10:01:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T10:01:53","slug":"how-to-mix-cement-with-a-mixer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hirehere.ie\/blog\/how-to-mix-cement-with-a-mixer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Mix Cement with a Mixer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before you start to mix cement, make sure to have all your materials gathered and ready to use.<\/p>\n

We will give you a full demonstration and safety procedures before you leave our shop.<\/p>\n

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How to mix cement with an electric or petrol mixer<\/a><\/h2>\n
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  1. Keep your bags of Portland cement in a dry area, up off the ground and covered with plastic to protect them from rain and ground moisture.<\/li>\n
  2. Start the loading of the mixer by using a garden hose on the inside of the mixer drum. It doesn’t take a lot of water to do this. This also works best for keeping the machine clean during and after use.<\/li>\n
  3. Add water to your mixture using a bucket so that you can keep track of the amount used and duplicate it more easily on following loads.<\/li>\n
  4. Use this simple, time-tested formula for a common concrete mix ‘ 1:2:3 parts by dry volume. That is: one part Portland cement, two parts sand and three parts heavy aggregate. Masonry mix, of course, has no heavy aggregate and uses a better quality of fine sand or plastering in its mixture.<\/li>\n
  5. Make small additions of water to your first few batches of concrete until you learn what consistency you will achieve with the different amounts of water. In general, a consistency of a very thick cake batter is the desired result. Such a mixture will be workable when wet and strong when dry.<\/li>\n
  6. Mix only the amount that you can use in a short period of time. Once the cement-and-water chemical reaction starts, you have only a limited amount of time to work with the concrete.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When you are finished using the mixer , make sure to wash it out with a garden hose straight after use.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

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