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Quik- Crete
montanajoe
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How many of what size bags of quikcrete will I need to fill 7- 8" x 8" x 8" ? Thanks
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8" * 8" * 8" = 512 cubic inches. * 7 = 3584 cubic inches total
512 cubic inches = .296 cubic feet. * 7 = 2.07 cubic feet total.
A 50 pound bag of Quikrete yields about .375 cubic feet when mixed properly.
Quikrete info courtesy of the Quickrete data sheet.You need 6 of the 50 pound bags and will have a little bit left over. 6 * .375 = 2.25 cubic feet
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Thank you.
I've used this to create 2 approaches to my shop overhead and one service doors. Be aware that they don't call this Quik for nothing!
' Be aware that they don't call this Quik for nothing!'
CORRECT Not great for much beyond a 'quick fix' or setting posts(and even then, it will disintegrate after 20-30 years).
Does not have the strength for long term use where it may get driven on/run over.
The bag that I bought of Quik Crete last year for a future project is totally set up hard as a rock sitting in my garage. 😁 I post this smiling face to show you all that I enjoy adding to my many experiences in my continuing education that gives me a Doctorate x 10 in the School of Hard Knocks!
We used sugar to retard cement setting for down hole cementing by Halliburton.
Very small amounts of sugar delays the hardening of concrete without influencing its strength or other properties once finally set. For example 0.05% by sugar weight of concrete will retard setting by a few hours,
Joe, are you going to use a mixer, or a hoe and a box??? We are getting older. LOL. The reason I asked is, if you rent or own a mixer, I found a little tip that helps. I spray the drum with WD 40 or wipe it with Crisco. Makes the concrete come out of the drum easier and makes clean up a whole lot easier. I did a couple of holes for the foundation to our deck, and it really wore me out mixing it by hand. I went to Harbor freight and bought their 179 dollar electric mixer. That saved me a ton and works like a charm. I loaned it out to a few neighbors and they loved it too. Good luck and hope this helps . Oakie
Hydraulic drive mixer on skidloader is way better than hoe and tub😀
I have used it in the past but never counted the bags I just kept mixing until I was done LOL .
most unexpected use
we had two of our dogs pass away in the coldest part of the winters about two years apart one a German Shepard the other was a rescue dog mostly lab
I had x amount bags not even sure how many on hand of quick crete when I burred Betsy the rescue beloved pet I used like 7oo + pounds of it to fill in and over and around her in the grave
I had dug the hole in the fall ( sad but we knew fighting tumors and cancer she would not make it as hard and as much as the vets tried )
our big Shepard "Buddy" 140 pounds of gentle dog same he had some major issues and then heart failure so I had dug a hole as I knew winter was coming on we had the vet come to our house and put him down nothing we could do so again another 700 + pounds of cement on and around him as it was also the coldest days of thet winter.
I keep thinking some time in the future if some one happens to dig in the spot what they will think but it was the best solution at the time
as far as adding sugar when I worked construction a old fellow told me If I wanted to get even or tick off brick layers add sugar to the Morter it would not set up stopping there progress.
Always seems to take more than what the math says…recommend adding 20% just to make sure you’re not short at the critical moment.
Get yerself some MontyMud and save all that mixin'.
Probably overkill for your project but sure would be handy for projects just a tad larger.
If you're just filling holes, I'd think that Sakcrete would be a better choice than Quikcrete. Sakcrete, is just regular old concrete in a sack, thus the name, and should work fine for filling holes, if you don't need it to set up quickly.
You are correct, Toad. There is a difference. I just finished pouring 3 12” sono tubes full of Sack Crete. It does set up more slowly than Quick Crete.
We never used sugar to slow down cement but did use calcium chloride to speed it up.......a bunch. ( I worked for Dowell) Don
Yep, and assuming it's for fence posts I would just pour it in and then fill the hole with water.
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Yep ^ that's how to do em @Mr. Perfect
Yeah, the only time we used calcium C. was for shallow holes ,,,,, most of the jobs I figured was 7-8,000+ feet TD. Deep down hole heat coupled with calcium C. could cause rapid setting of the cement., causing pumping problems, etc.
6" diameter concrete filled steel pipe set 4' deep, Ken. That'll show 'em.
Or... They'll take it as a challenge and tear 'em up just for drill!
With the temperature swings in Montana, I would think that it would crumble into a pile of dust in less than a year.
Joe