You can use this concrete calculator to help you determine the number of bags of quikrete concrete mix mortar mix or fast setting concrete you will need for the following projects.
How to sack concrete wall.
This calculator is to be used as an estimating tool only.
The material and the hard troweled concrete.
This can be a very rough process as the concrete in the sacks will shift to.
Construction step 1 level the area you intend to build the wall around eyeballing it and digging out with the shovel.
All calculations are rounded up to the next highest whole bag.
Apply the slurry to your new concrete wall by holding the trowel blade to the wall so the slurry is pressed onto it and wiping the slurry across the wall with a smooth arcing motion.
I used to live near a fairly large wall built like this about 30 tall and 100 long arched and angled back.
A simple cost effective way to make a retaining wall is to stack 60 lb.
Input length width and depth of the area.
Click the button to calculate the volume of concrete and man hours not including mixing needed for this job.
This is a good size area to work in so the drying of the slurry does not go faster then your ability to rub out the wall.
I believe it was a wpa project ie nearly 100 years old the sacks leave the concrete with the burlap fabric weave imprinted it is quite nice.
However an enterprising individual with a few sacks of concrete and a garden hose can make an equally useful and elegant concrete bag retaining wall.
Over time the bags will degrade and you will have an elegant and permanent retaining wall.
While the sealants are.
Concrete sack patching fortunately new concrete finishing compounds have been developed to make it possible to specify and.
A similar technique is to fill burlap sacks with regular wetted concrete.