Hi everyone,
Working on a small wall. I have ordered my cinder blocks and now I need to go pick my masonry cement and mason sand. I am going to be mixing my mortar since it appears to be more cost effective and less prone to being unworkable once mixed. The wall is 4 ft high and 1 foot is above ground, rest is below and rests on the footer.
The formula my building book says to use is:
1 part masonry cement (Type S I would assume)
2-3 parts mortar sand
My calculator application is giving this for material calculations:
42ft x 4ft = 189 blocks (8 x 8 x 16)
6 - 75 Lbs bags of masonry cement
18 cubic feet or 1 tons of masonry sand
Here is my question. I called up the local mason supply in the area. 1 place sells 1 ton mason sand for $55 bucks. The second place sells 1 yard bags for $50. I told the lady what I needed at the second place and she says its sounds like I need a 1/2 a yard bag, which didn't make sense to me.
Can someone explain what I should be asking for based on my measurements above? I am confused. I know 1 ton = 2000 pounds. I was a bit surprised that the first place had 1 ton bags. I thought the bags came in 1/2.
Any experienced masons shed some light on here?
Working on a small wall. I have ordered my cinder blocks and now I need to go pick my masonry cement and mason sand. I am going to be mixing my mortar since it appears to be more cost effective and less prone to being unworkable once mixed. The wall is 4 ft high and 1 foot is above ground, rest is below and rests on the footer.
The formula my building book says to use is:
1 part masonry cement (Type S I would assume)
2-3 parts mortar sand
My calculator application is giving this for material calculations:
42ft x 4ft = 189 blocks (8 x 8 x 16)
6 - 75 Lbs bags of masonry cement
18 cubic feet or 1 tons of masonry sand
Here is my question. I called up the local mason supply in the area. 1 place sells 1 ton mason sand for $55 bucks. The second place sells 1 yard bags for $50. I told the lady what I needed at the second place and she says its sounds like I need a 1/2 a yard bag, which didn't make sense to me.
Can someone explain what I should be asking for based on my measurements above? I am confused. I know 1 ton = 2000 pounds. I was a bit surprised that the first place had 1 ton bags. I thought the bags came in 1/2.
Any experienced masons shed some light on here?