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| How Do I Make My Own Concrete Mixture? |
| By Greg Vanden Berge |
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I wouldn't suggest mixing your own concrete for a large project that needs more concrete than you could possibly mix in one day. In other words, if you're building a house foundation or a large room addition foundation, you might think twice before mixing your own concrete. There are three simple building materials that are used to make concrete and they are cement, sand and gravel. The most common cement mixture used by concrete suppliers of these three building materials will be. One Part Cement Two Parts of Sand Three Parts of Rock or Gravel An example of making your own concrete mix, before adding any water can be created using a 5 gallon paint bucket. Each one of these parts can be put into a cement mixer or wheelbarrow and then premixed, before adding water. 1 - 5 gallon paint bucket full of cement 2 - 5 gallon paint buckets full of sand 3 - 5 gallon paint buckets full of gravel |
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| I used the 5 gallon paint bucket as an example, but whenever I am mix
concrete, I use a flat shovel as my unit of measuring. I open up a bag
of Portland cement and then pull out one shovel full of cement, two
shovels of sand and then three shovels of gravel and place them into a
wheelbarrow or cement mixer. |