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Thu, Aug 4, 05 at 22:28
| I tried to cast some brick for one of my project. I have to do over 1500 brick out of my rubber plastic mold i made.to cover a complete wall.
I never experienced portland that went bad. well this time the birck I made I was crushing them by hand and after two atempt I realize something was wrong. well I found out that cement that is left to cold weather and not in a bag will go bad. I though that leaving portland cement in a 5 gallons plastic bucket covered would do the job... nootttttt doesn't like the cold air that circulate.
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- Posted by Billie_ann 6b PA (My Page) on Tue, Aug 9, 05 at 17:38
| I store portland cement in plastic bags in sealed 5 gallon pails. Billie |
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- Posted by Black_Socks 6 NE TN (My Page) on Wed, Aug 10, 05 at 9:56
| Mine goes bad all the time...:O) |
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| Temperature will not make concrete go bad. Bulk cement is stored in siolos even in the north country and it does not affect it. Moisture will! IF you live in a damp climate or do not store the cement in a cool dry place it can take on moisture. The worst thing to put cement in is a plastic keeper then put it in a garage with direct sun. If you open it a few times then close it up for a month or two, the moisture can cause the cement to set. I DO put mine in a plastic tote and it keeps for 1-2 months during the summer and over the winter. However, I fill the tote full before I store it during the winter. Also steel 5 gallon buckets with steel lids keep cement. I have some additive color I have had for over 8 years in a steel bucket that is still good. THe trick to storing cement is keeping it dry. Do not have it in direct contact with the ground or a concrete floor. Hope this helps. K |
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- Posted by tufaenough (My Page) on Wed, Aug 10, 05 at 19:06
| One time my cement went so bad it started mugging the neighbors.:) |
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