We selected the Kobalt 4 cu ft Multi-Use Portable Mixer from Lowe’s. Your first online research may have you believing you’ll need to spend $1500+ for a cement mixer. We did not have that option here since no local truck having the pumping capability, in this instance – long distance from the main street, was available. If you’re looking at a driveway or patio, hire the ready-mix truck to come in and pour your concrete. You can see that even a small concrete slab takes a surprising amount of cement – and work. To put this in perspective, a 4-foot square of sidewalk, 6 inches thick, requires 8 cubic feet (4′ x 4′ x 1/2′) or 12 bags of Quikcrete. While the cement for the paver stones shown on prior posts was mixed by hand, the desire for a concrete slab near the new back door meant more and faster concrete production would be required.Īlthough most portable cement mixers are rated between 3 and 5 cubic feet we found our actual batch sizes were typically about 2 cubic feet or 3 bags of Quikcrete. Cement questions to ask yourself…how much do you need, and how much can you properly manage?
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