Why builders massively stop interfering with concrete shovel

How to mix concrete without a concrete mixer? After all, there are many situations when the amount of concrete on an industrial scale is not necessary at all. And sometimes it is easier to catch up and come up with another method of kneading, so as not to drag a heavy concrete mixer to the 10th floor. Sometimes we make a pot of concrete, make a screed of the floor and concrete paths on the site and so on. Today's edition. "Site" There are several ways that can be easily mixed with concrete.



How to mix the concrete shovel Usually it is a shovel and some pelvis. A shovel is used when it is not possible to use electrical appliances. The wider the capacity, the easier it is to work with a shovel. But the shovel is physically difficult to work with. While you put that concrete, you can already leave this mixture just to freeze, because there is no strength for construction and repair. There are other options.



For screeding or a path of concrete need not so much. The banal replacement of a weighty shovel with a hood will greatly facilitate the process of mixing. To obtain a uniform consistency of concrete, you need to tilt the container with concrete at an angle and fill all the components except sand. It should be added last, so that everything is better mixed.



For the lack of hoods and shovels, rakes are also suitable. Only they need to mix first all the dry components and gradually add water as needed. Some praise garden pitchforks, with them the load is much less.

Construction mixer Nozzle for the punch helps during repairs. It kneads concrete even better than a concrete mixer. The only problem is that this method of kneading is not suitable for all purposes. Concrete mass will mix if it is sufficiently plastic. If the concrete is heavy, the rubble can break the mixer blades. And yet, the mixer is well suited for mixing concrete in small quantities, unless there is nowhere else to interfere except in the bucket. That's an apartment option.



What to mix concrete Manual is better to knead concrete in a wide container with low edges. And with the help of a mixer, knead in a high container, in a bucket or a large pan. Concrete is cooked in a container that is not sorry. It could be a car, or an old bathroom, or some trough. The best for these purposes is an enameled shower tray of the Soviet sample. After working with the concrete mixture, the pallet is easily cleaned of the contents.



Concrete can be kneaded even on a metal sheet or just on a hard surface. The process can be compared to mixing the test. To do this, you need to pour dry components and mix them. Then in a slide from a dry mixture make a hole and pour the necessary amount of water. Then everything is mixed with a convenient device: hoe, shovel or rake.



In fact, purchased concrete solves the problem of long and painful kneading. But mixing concrete with rubble and sand is cheaper. And what, in your opinion, is the best way to prepare concrete at home without a concrete mixer?

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