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September 9, 1922 
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Farm Mechanics 
By Robert H. Smith 
Concrete Wall for Garage 
IIow much cement would I need to 
build a wall (extension to my garage on 
a side hill) 0 ft. high on three sides. 0 in. 
thick, proportion one to six gravel bank 
run. and fill in with small stones to save 
concrete and Stiffen wallV Wall is 8 ft. 
long two sides. 12 ft. long on end. 
Cold Water. N. Y. j. a. t. 
It would not he advisable to use stones 
as you suggest in so thin a section. In 
fact. I would suggest that the wall be 
made at least 8 in. thick anyway, instead 
of ti in., as yon have suggested. It 
should also extend into the ground to a 
point below frost to prevent heaving, and 
should have a footing at the bottom to 
give a good hearing surface on the soil. 
With a light building, as this garage pre¬ 
sumably is, and average soils, this foot¬ 
ing need not be more than 8 in. to 10 in. 
in thickness and 1*1 in. to IS in. wide. 
The proportion of cement to gravel that 
you mention is too lean to make a strong 
wall. Neither should the gravel he used just 
as it comes from the hank, for almost in¬ 
variably it contains too great a propor¬ 
tion of sand. Select good, clean gravel, 
free from loam, and run it over a \4-in. 
mesh screen. The portion that passes 
the screen can then be used as sand, and 
the portion retained by the screen can 
bo considered ns gravel or stone in pro¬ 
portioning' the concrete, rejecting all 
stones larger than 1 !4 in. in work of as 
thin a section ns this wall. 
Combine your materials in the propor¬ 
tion of one sack cement. 2% cu. ft. of 
sand, obtained by screening, and ranging 
from V, in. down in size of particles, and 
1 cu. ft. of gravel, ranging from 1 (4 in. 
down t<> *,4 Mi* thoroughly dry be¬ 
fore adding water, and wet to u mushy 
consistency before placing in the forms. 
Mixed in this proportion and using an 
S in. wall (> ft. high and 2(1 ft. long, about 
22 sacks of cement. 55 cu. ft. of sand and 
88 cu. ft. of stone would he required. If 
the wall is extended below ground and a 
footing added, extra materials will lie re¬ 
quired in the same proportion. Using a 
1:2^ :4 mixture, materials will lie re¬ 
quired in about the following quantities 
for each cubic foot of finished concrete : 
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