Return to the Gardening with Stone Forum
| Post a Follow-Up
Pouring One Stone????
| | |
Posted by Cleome1 z6 (ravenbuck@lexfirst.net) on Tue, Sep 28, 04 at 16:53
I only have one mold for a stepping stone and I would like to know how to ix one stone worth instead of the whole bag?
Thank you |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: Pouring One Stone????
| | |
- Posted by potty 7long island (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 30, 04 at 11:59
| if using concrete, ratio is 1 part cement to 6 parts sand. |
RE: Pouring One Stone????
| | |
- Posted by Herb Victoria, B.C. (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 12, 04 at 15:05
| It depends on how big your mold is. I suggest you lay the mold on a flat, dry surface and fill it with the dry concrete mix*. I'd add a little extra to be on the safe side. That will be about the amount you need: gather it up, put it in the bucket or whatever you're going to mix it in, and then, when you're mixing it, add only just enough water to give you a good consistency - a mix stiff enough that you can't simply pour it into the mold - it's better when you have to pat it in. Err on the side of minimum water - too much water makes concrete weak. *I assume that you'll be buying a bag not of cement, but of concrete mix. Concrete mix is cement already mixed with sand or other aggregate, in the proportions mentioned by Potty. |
|
|
|
|
