Saad Iqbal 
M25 concrete is a type of concrete mix that is designed to produce concrete with a characteristic compressive strength of 25 megapascals (MPa) at 28 days after it has been placed. It is often used for high-strength applications such as foundations, beams, and columns in high-rise buildings. Concrete Mix Design – General discussion Mix design … Read more
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is one of the most commonly engineered wood materials used in construction. It is a composite product made of many thin layers of veneer that align the length of the final timber. In our today’s blog post we’ll talk about LVL beam sizes, LVL beam span, LVL beam span calculator, LVL … Read more
If you’re a newbie in gardening and are thinking about using bags of mulch; you’re are always wondering how many bags of mulch in a yard? Here’s a lead: A mulch is a layer of material made by different ingredients and it is applied on the surface of soil in the garden. The purpose of … Read more
Whether you’re doing some landscaping job or are planning for your delivery of materials; know how much does a gallon of sand weigh is a common question. Homeowners are often wondering how heavy is a bucket of sand or how heavy is a gallon of sand? Sand is a building material which is used for … Read more
While estimating for asphalt shingle roof, you’re always wondering that how many bundles of shingle do I need for a 1000 sq. ft. or how many bundles of shingle do I need for a 1200 sq. ft. or how many bundles of shingle do I need for a 1500 sq. ft. or how many bundles … Read more
What happens when you mix cement with water or if it accidently gets some moisture? It becomes a paste for some time and then becomes hard like a rock-mass. This all happens because of a chemical reaction between cement chemicals and water – called hydration reaction. The chemicals of cement (also called bogue’s compounds) are … Read more
A harsh mix of concrete lacks plasticity resulting in undesirable consistency and workability. In technical terms, a concrete mix with poor ratios of ingredients such that water, cement, and fine aggregates results in harsh mix. Harshness in concrete is due to the excess of middle-sized aggregate as well as rough, angular, flat, or elongated aggregate … Read more
While you’re using ready-mix bag of concrete, you’re interested to know how many bags of concrete in a yard? Well, bags of concrete per yard depend on the size of the bag you choose. An 80 lb bag of concrete will obviously cover more per yard than a lb bag. Be it Quikrete, Skrete, or … Read more
Are you into some landscape job that requires dirt filling and you want to know how much does a cubic foot of dirt weight or how much does 1 cubic feet of soil weigh? Well, at this stage, you need to estimate how much dirt you require and how many trucks you need to be … Read more
Whether you’re planning to install reinforcement on your project or are estimating the total quantity of reinforced required; you need to know the weight of rebar per foot or weight of rebar per linear foot. The rebar weight depends on the length as well as the diameter of rebar. So, that’s why a 20 foot … Read more