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Is cement amateur-friendly?

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  • 20-03-2014 5:52pm
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    TheShizz
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Long story short; a number of bricks toppled off a wall on a premise I own a number of years ago due to snow, and the wall is yet to be repaired.

    I'd like to under-take this task independently but I've never worked with cement before so I have no idea what I am doing.

    However, it is a very small job - about 15 bricks fell off - so I am optimistic that I'll be able to repair it on my own.

    Will I?


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    Dtp1979
    Registered Users Posts: 12,735 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    TheShizz wrote: »
    Hi,

    Long story short; a number of bricks toppled off a wall on a premise I own a number of years ago due to snow, and the wall is yet to be repaired.

    I'd like to under-take this task independently but I've never worked with cement before so I have no idea what I am doing.

    However, it is a very small job - about 15 bricks fell off - so I am optimistic that I'll be able to repair it on my own.

    Will I?

    It really depends on your ability. Have a look a a tutorial on YouTube and see what's involved


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    Xantia
    Registered Users Posts: 682 ✭✭✭Xantia


    One thing to be aware of is that there is Lime in cement and will damage your skin with prolonged contact.
    Other than that its just a case of only making enough for one work session so as you wont have any spare set overnight.


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    TheShizz
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭TheShizz


    2555s0h.png

    Where did I go wrong in creating this dollop of sh*t? Bought a 25kg bag of pre-mixed sand & cement, and used half of it so 13kg. However, I used at least 1.4 litres of water, so did I use too much or too little?


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    wait4me
    Registered Users Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭wait4me


    Looks like mortar to me. Is it very soft/runny?


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    Dtp1979
    Registered Users Posts: 12,735 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    TheShizz wrote: »
    2555s0h.png

    Where did I go wrong in creating this dollop of sh*t? Bought a 25kg bag of pre-mixed sand & cement, and used half of it so 13kg. However, I used at least 1.4 litres of water, so did I use too much or too little?

    Litre and a half seems like too much. Add more dry sand/cement


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