Wall building ?

Question

I need to lay a 350 brick wall. What type of sand and how much. Also how many bags of cement will i need and what mix should i use ??

Answer 1

It takes 1 kg of mortar to lay a brick. So you'll need 350kg's of sand and 3.5 25kg bags of cement for a 4:1 ratio.

Answer 2

firstly, you have had some crazy answers.
purchase a tonne of clean building sand, maybe wont need it all, but its cheap and some will be wasted anyway when mixing. REMEMBER its better to look at it, than to look for it!
You should get 10 bags of ordinary portland cement and 5l of mortar mix.
mix your mortar in a mixer, put in a 1/2 bucket of water, about 70ml of mortar mix into each mix. then 3 buckets of sand and 1 bucket of cement. if the sand is wet use less water, 1/2 bucket of water is only a guideline.
by mixing using buckets, the colour and thickness of each mix will remain the same, even on the second and third days and so on.

Answer 3

4 bags masonary cement
half a tonne soft sand
feb mix small bottle or sachets (this is an aireater instead of using lime) the dossage is on the bottle or sachet::::
mix ratio 6 sand to 1 cement ::::::::
below ground and the first two courses above , 3 sand to 1 cement (this is for waterproofing at this level )

Answer 4

mix it a batch at a time

buy 4 bags of quickcrete, the sand is already mixed in

40 pound bags, or 80 pound ones if you are strong

they cost like $4

Answer 5

Building sand 4 parts sand to one part cement,Plus plasticiser.

Answer 6

Go to Wickes Website you will get all info, you require.