what is the ratio for making cement?

Question

am adding partition wall inside house how much sand to cement to water do i need?

Answer 1

4 sand 1 cement and just add water until it is mixed, enough water to make it stand without it running. TIP add a bit of fairy liquid to the water and the mix will stay workable longer

Answer 2

1 cement to 4 sand

Answer 3

Why you need sand/cement is a mystery! For an internal partition wall make a "Stud Wall", wooden frame and plasterboard, job done. Put one length of 3 X 2 (3" side down) on the floor, replicate on the ceiling, then put in verticals at about 16 inch pitch. Put 3 horizontal "noggins" in your vertical sections. Mark Floor/ceiling/walls so you know where your frame is. Cover with Taper edge plasterboard, Scrim tape & fill your joints, paint or whatever, job done.... no sand, no cement . Feel free to email me.

Answer 4

About 4 to 1 for rendering inside walls. Tip, add a bit of washing up liquid to the mix which acts as a plasticiser and makes it easier to handle. If you are rendering an inside wall then sand and cement is not the best thing to use. Much better with Carlite Browning which is a proprietory plaster wall rendering and much easier to use due to it being very light weight.

Answer 5

Not sure if you want to cast the entire wall or want to make a footing for a framed wall. If you want to cast a footing, then add 1 part cement to 2 parts sand and gravel (sand and gravel mixed about 50:50). Then add water to make it castable in your hand. That is you can make a snow ball and it would be a little wet.

I would rather suggest you buy the premix at the local supply store and then mix to the same consistency with water.

Answer 6

1 cement to 4 building sand.

Answer 7

This is a very common error.

You will not be making cement.
You will be making Mortar,that contains cement.

In the same way that you do not make flour.
you make bread using flour.

sorry to sound petty,but being someone who uses cement and mortar every day,it annoys me when people misuse/misname the products.

I would recommend a ratio of 5/6 parts soft sand to 1 part cement
+ water.

Answer 8

RE: What's he dazzling blend ratio for making cement? I could desire to construct a small wall from breeze blocks, yet have on no account tried this formerly, and so have on no account mixed my own cement formerly. What's the dazzling ratio of sand/cement/water to make a competent sturdy mortar blend?

Answer 9

1,2, 3 . That is 1 cement, 2 gravel, 3 sand for footer or patio.
1 cement, 3 sand for brick or block.

Answer 10

anything you want really

4 to 1 is a good mix for brickwork but if you want a harder or stiffer mix then just add more cement or a little less sand but keep the mixes the same if your work is being exposed or you will end up with different colours.