1 Ton builders Bags! What area do they cover?

[Stottie]

Hi all,

Could some one tell me how many Litres one of those big
builders bags contain? Becasuse I need to know how many i need to cover
8x7m.

Regards

John

[Nick Maclaren]

In article <abda89$50t$1...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk>,

Stottie <thestot...@fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Could some one tell me how many Litres one of those big
>builders bags contain? Becasuse I need to know how many i need to cover
>8x7m.

It depends on whether they sell by the tonne or cubic metre; if you
mean sand, it is about 750 and exactly 1,000 litres respectively.
Of course, "exactly" assumes that you are being sold exactly a
cubic metre, which is very unlikely. Cormaic may correct me on the
bulk density of sand, but I think that it is about right.

Most gravels etc. are about the same density as sand, but things like
shredded bark are much lighter. Soil varies wildly, but is usually
slightly lighter than sand - except when it isn't! Of course, a
cubic metre remains 1,000 litres irrespective of density.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren,
University of Cambridge Computing Service,
New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England.
Email: nm...@cam.ac.uk
Tel.: +44 1223 334761 Fax: +44 1223 334679

[Stottie]

A builder i have ordered from replied :
Hi John

For an area of 64m² @ 50cm deep you will need approximately 6½ tonnes
Pennine
costs £50.00 per tonne.

Many Thanks
Ruth Stephenson

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[anton]

Stottie wrote in message ...

>A builder i have ordered from replied :
>Hi John
>
>For an area of 64m² @ 50cm deep you will need approximately 6½ tonnes
>Pennine
>costs £50.00 per tonne.
>

Not a chance: ask him to recalculate. 50mm deep would be
closer.

--
Anton

[Rod]

"Stottie" <thestot...@fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:abe446$2eh$1...@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...

> A builder i have ordered from replied :
> Hi John
>
> For an area of 64m² @ 50cm deep you will need approximately 6½ tonnes
> Pennine
> costs £50.00 per tonne.
>
> Many Thanks
> Ruth Stephenson
>

Seems to be a bit of confusion in the units, 50mm looks more like. But for
that quantity I'd ask myself if I could use 10 tonnes and buy a lorry load -
much cheaper. We recently bought 15 tonnes of silver sand for just over 300
quid inc VAT & delivery and it was carried from a quarry about 50 miles away
from here. Concreting sand or builders sand would be a good deal less. If
you buy stuff in bulk it's worth cultivating a good haulier - they know and
have accounts with the local quarries and sources of bark etc but don't
expect them to have any specialised knowledge of specifications, grades etc
needed for gardens.

Rod

[cormaic]

Twas Thu, 9 May 2002 16:20:50 +0100, when "Stottie"
<thestot...@fsnet.co.uk> enriched all our lives with these
words......:

>For an area of 64m² @ 50cm deep you will need approximately 6½ tonnes
>Pennine
>costs £50.00 per tonne.

What costs 50 quid per tonne?

Second, 8x7m = 56m2, not 64m2. :~)

And the original poster didn't make clear what material is
being used to cover the stated area. Is it sub-base (DTp1)? Sand?
Gravel? Bark?

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