What a difference 20 lbs. makes

[GoodDaughter]

No, not on me! I mean on bags of concrete ready-mix. I've been working on filling in an area that is a garage, sort of, except for the dirt floor which is damp and of course gets muddy when it rains a lot. I started on one side and set my forms so they'd slope away from the garage properly. I can't afford to order a cement truck load, so I've been doing it one form at a time, each form taking about 27 of the 80 lb. bags. I'd mix one bag at a time in a wheelbarrow with a stout hoe. Not hard, just took my time lifting and mixing and dumping so I wouldn't tear a ligament or something. I'm no spring peeper anymore. Went today to get my customary 27 bags of 80 lb'ers (well, actually 14 bags one trip and the rest in a second trip because I only have a half ton truck and that was maxing it out) and they were out of them! Only had the 60 lb. bags. I was in the mood to work however, so I calculated how many 60 lb'ers I'd need, bought them and the worker guy loaded them for me. When I got them home I immediately noticed how much lighter they felt, and they mixed up a lot quicker and were easier to dump. Wow, what a difference 20 lbs. can make in a bag of cement.

So ladies, if you like to do cement work but the 80 lb. bags wear on you after a while, try the 60 lb'ers. I think I will stick to those from now on.

[bookwormom]

good idea :D

[seekeroftruth]

How much did she charge you?.. i dont think any of the hoes where i live are all that stout.. might have to pay for a couple of them..

oh well.. just do it myself.

seek

[msta999]

I tricked my son with this. We were doing some cement work in the back yard, and the first bags I bought were 60 lbs. Had him move them from the jeep to the back of the house. (had to convince him that 60lbs was not that much) Then went and got some more which I bought 80 lbrs, he still was able to move them, but you could see he was struggling towards the end. He's 13. ;D

[Cil]

I tricked my son with this. We were doing some cement work in the back yard, and the first bags I bought were 60 lbs. Had him move them from the jeep to the back of the house. (had to convince him that 60lbs was not that much) Then went and got some more which I bought 80 lbrs, he still was able to move them, but you could see he was struggling towards the end. He's 13. *;D


You're such an evil daddy! :P

[tufhelp]

Just wondering, how much is a yard of concert up your way? I make 27 bags of ready-mix to be about $95.00… Down in SW New Mexico I can get it for about 87.00 a yard and I’m 30 miles past the middle of nowhere.

[GoodDaughter]

Don't know if your question was addressed to me or not, but here Quick Crete is $3.25/80 lb. bag, which is about 88$. Local Ready Mix company charges about the same for delivery per cubic yd., but there is either a 2 or 3 yard minimum. My place here is a pay-as-I-go situation, and while I would just love to get it all poured at once, I have a hard time budgeting for it. Another problem is accessibility--where my garage is, it's not possible to get a cement truck back there (way too many trees) and pump trucks are too expensive. So I'm just doing it a bit at a time. Made some good progress so far this year, and I expect it to be done by the end of the year anyway.

[OzarkMtnDaredevil]

How much did she charge you?.. i dont think any of the hoes where i live are all that stout.. might have to pay for a couple of them..

oh well.. just do it myself.

seek


seeker. I had to do a double-take there and read both posts again to be sure of what I thought you said. LOL That was funny! LOL

[seekeroftruth]

Hey thanks ozark.

seek.