Mixing concrete by hand in a wheelbarrow the easy way
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.พ. 2015
- I thought I would make a short video on a fairly easy way to mix concrete by hand in a wheelbarrow. Sometimes if you only need a small amount of concrete and you don’t have the use of a concrete mixer mixing it in a wheelbarrow can be the best option.
I have seen many people spending ages mixing up the sand/chippings and cement together then adding water and spending yet more time that this may be of interest.
I first of all put half of the sand and gravel in the front half of the wheelbarrow, then half the cement followed by the other half of the sand and gravel and the rest of the cement.
The key to this is to make sure it is all in the front of the wheelbarrow.
Pour in about half a bucket of water and work the sand, gravel and cement back into it making sure you get down to the bottom of the wheelbarrow. move the mixed concrete to the front add the rest of the water and repeat the process.
Then it is just a question of working it over for a couple of minutes making sure there is no unmixed material at the bottom.
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Thank you so much for this. As a woman and a keen DIY person I often mix concrete the way my father did, but this is much easier so thank you. Don't know why anyone should leave negative comments when you are being so helpful.
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and in such a positive manner. As for the negative comments, I leave them up but they don't worry me too much.
Thank you so much for this, Michael. Yesterday, I did my first ever concrete mixing and concrete paving edging. Your technique was fantastic. I also love your gentle, humble way of explaining yourself. You are clearly very experienced but not patronising or arrogant with it. Hats off to you, Sir!
Thank you so much for your lovely comments, you have made my day!
Michael Collinson ❤️
I am now also a subscriber, as I see that you’ve got some pond making videos too. That’s another project coming my way later in the year...am very happy to pick your brain cells on that front too! 😉 Keep up the great work, Squire. 👍❤️
@@nicolawright3051 Thanks for subscribing, I have another pond video coming up soon .
I wanted to say thank you for this video, it literally saved my back! Thank you so much, this is why I respect age and experience over youth!
I'm glad it was helpful
Helped here as well. Thanks :)
Great, l'm glad it was useful
Im glad i saw your video. I started making shed base. I have no mixer. I use my wheelbarrow to mix, Mixing will be easier tomorrow. Thanks for the tip.
My dad and I did exactly this when I was a kid. We poured a walkway around one side of our house and then another with steps coming off the porch. This works people, I can still see the work my dad and I did 30 years ago on Google maps of our old house.
So he's making it from scratch, as it were, as opposed to just mixing quikrete with water? Not sure how that's easier. The way my dad taught me, we use a pulaski, which is an axe-type tool with one blade horizontal which helps it cut through the concrete and mix it really well.
@keith cunningham Well, damn, guess I shouldn't have ordered that entire pallet.
Well well...... I was so close to ignoring this but had nothing better to do so watched it.........that is so simple and obviously a back saver....why haven’t I seen this before or even given it any thought. Thanks for posting and opening my eyes 🙂👍
I'm glad it was of some help, thanks for watching
Sir - you are brilliant. I have been laying a driveway slope today, it was a lot easier than my own way of mixing. Thank you👌👍.
thanks Michael - i have mixed a few barrows of concrete over the years - found it relatively easy using SOME of the technique shown here but I can see how I can improve my 'method' even more - especially now I am 65 with a crook back!!!! lets get out there!!!!
Thank you for sharing this video. It will make my life easier the next time I mix concrete.
So simple - but great idea - - not only are you not breaking your back -you're making the incline in the wheel barrow work for you - -great stuff and thank you !!! - I will definitely be doing this !
Brilliant.....heartbreaking to think how much time I've wasted over the years. Like all great ideas its very simple. Thanks Michael.
I'm glad it was helpful, thanks for watching
What a great video Michael so many people break their bloody backs mixing various aggregates & your video is going to help a hell of a lot of people thank you!
Thank you!
Great video and an easy technique. Thanks for taking the time to post it.
Mr Collinson you are a genius sir. I struggled today mixing concrete on the ground and could only get through half the job through tiredness. This method is far simpler and far less effort. I was dreading getting back to it tomorrow but now I can't wait to get cracking!
Glad to be of help :)
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Thank you, you have saved me a trip with the mixer! I have a lamp post base to cast in an awkward location. This should make it a lot easier!
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching
Beloved, thank you. So many people have no idea how to do this and whats worse they make video, so other people are doing it the wrong way. i can see that your way works. i will definately be trying.
You are so welcome, thank you for taking the time to watch it.
Thank you Michael, it's very kind of you to share....greatly appreciated
My pleasure!
I've always mixed using a barrow for small jobs. Then I started buying concrete molds to construct a Roman garden and decided to invest in a mixer. Well I used it two or three times then went back to the barrow because I wasn't that impressed. What's more, it made a noise like a WW1 tank with half it's track missing. So I'm back to plugging away with my wheel barrow and loving it...and that method you used is fine...
Just been mixing concrete as described....so easy. 👍 Thanks for a great tip....saved my back!🤗
I'm glad it was helpful, thanks for watching.
Like others here who wished for an easy way to mix concrete, I was delighted to see this little video by Michael. I was not looking forward to the job but this makes it look quite easy. Many thanks. I can now go forward, armed with spade and barrow etc and impress the neighbors !! But I will mention you - Michael the Mixer!!
Many thanks for your kind comment, although I made this video 6 years ago I mixed up a couple of barrowload a few weeks ago and I'm now nearly 78, it is never "easy" but this is definitely the easiest way I've found. Thanks for watching and good luck.
That is absolutely the best method I've ever seen for hand mixing. Works beautifully. Thank you
I'm glad it was helpful, thanks for watching
Nice and simple. Thanks Michael, love it.
This is brilliant could mix 10 wheelbarrows in half hour
Maybe a bit optimistic but I like your style!
@@oldtimer43 haha i want to build a shed base at my allotment no power over there so do you reckon this would work?
@@alizcool1 I'm not saying it's not without effort but I've done bigger jobs this way.Good luck
I did not know anything about cement or concrete but after watching this video i did my pavement just like this and it worked. I was tiered as hell but it worked! with steel arming at the bottom!
THIS WORKS!
I'm glad it was of help, thanks for watching
you beast
Using a spade with a small head is even easier but good tip pal.
thanks for watching and commenting
Watching this is like the asmr of concrete mixing!
😂
Thank you sir, much appreciated!
this is such a good tip! first time mixing concrete and I'm so glad I watched this suggestion. I've found you can also lever the shovel off the back of the wheelbarrow to flip the wet side of the mix.
I'm glad you found this useful, many thanks for watching.
Love the comments about the correct ratio. These guys are not errecting a block of apartments ! Ease up a bit people. !. Great video , thanks.
Thanks for commenting and for putting things in a bit of perspective! lol
Very simple, very smart. After mixing 8 wheelbarrows full today this will hopefully save my back a bit tomorrow.
I'm glad it was of some help, thanks for watching and good luck tomorrow.
Brilliant! Thank you for the wonderful video
This is amazing ! Always watch the old-timers ✊
Wise words my friend.
I’ll be trying this out in the next few days. It certainly appears to be more efficient than how I’ve done it in the past. Thank you.
I am in my late 70s so If I can do it I think most people could
If you don't mind my saying, your strength, stamina, and determination for a person of your age, is a hell of a lot more than the young folks I see today.
Thanks, You have just made my day, I have recently hand dug 130 tons of soil and clay for foundations for an extension so not too bad for someone over 75!
Thank you simples. The best is always appreciated
You're welcome!
Perfect for my needs, a simple video getting straight to the point - thank you so much.
I'm glad it was useful for you, good luck with your project and thanks for watching.
👍👍Old school mixing, I think it's cool that people still do it.
Nothing wrong with that, I'm old school in a lot of ways & it blows some people away on some of my accomplishments.
Good video & thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the comment, I wouldn't want to be doing it all the time and still use a mixer for large quantities but for smaller jobs it's fine, you are right about accomplishments, I have just finished a 500 sq ft extension to my house just by myself and have just started a large pond/waterfall in the garden and I'm just turned 77 yrs old
Thank you, at last someone making sense in making up concrete, now will put into practice.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching
Thanks for the helpful video!
seriously you make this look so easy! i will definately do this when i mix cement for my projects! great Job!!!
Thank you. I'm glad t's been of help
Thank you. Now I have an idea how to mix them. Will try soon.
I always wanted to buy concrete mixer to finish my back yard project.. watching this really changed my mind.. thank you for sharing this great technique
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
I was going to buy a concrete mixer, but according to reviewers, the installation instructions were a challenge. So I figured why not mix it in a wheelbarrow, and came to TH-cam for proper instructions. I'm so thankful for people who take the time to explain the best method for DIY tasks.
Yes, it's a quick fix and improvising in a way. A mixer does the job faster, neater and with even consistency.
What a legend. Thanks for this, I will be putting this technique to use
Agreed!
Thanks so much, laying a small patio tomorrow so really grateful to you for posting.
Have fun! and thanks for watching
Thank you. clear and well-filmed. Will remember this when I need to use a barrow to make concrete, I hope.
Thanks for your kind comments and thanks for watching
Very Helpful. Thanks!
Great Help! Thank You!
That’s very clever. Thank you.
Good lad!
Will try this later tomorrow.
Thanks for tip
Great tip, thank you 😀👍
Brilliant and simple.Thanks
Great technique! Thanks for this.
Thank you
Thank you sir, you explained it elegantly and have now given me confidence in doing this.
I'm glad it was helpful, thanks for watching
Thanks for a very good demonstration. I've got to install some steel posts and just happened across this. Very timely very effective.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching
Thank you. You definitely made it simpler for me.
All these years I've been doing it wrong. Your method is both clever and efficient. Thank you for sharing!
I'm glad it was helpful, thanks for watching
@@oldtimer43 Ordered my wheelbarrow yesterday, and looking forward to replacing those leaning fence posts. Thanks again. :)
@@12thDecember Good on you, although I used a shovel a lot of people have commented that a hoe might be better for the actual mixing. Good luck and let me know how you get on.
@@oldtimer43 Thanks for the follow-up. I have both tools and will let you know which works better for me. Fence post removal and replacement will be in the next two or three weeks.
Very helpful - thanks!
One wouldn't really think there is all that much to mixing concrete. But there is. Your method looks to save a good bit of energy, and faster too. Thanks.
Thank you, sir. Just what I needed.
I'm glad it was useful, thanks for watching
thank you! will try this next time
Excellent tip, well explained, reminded me of attenborough
Thank you, I'm glad it was useful
Thanks plenty for the wise method of mixing concrete.
Good technique. One of the first things I learned about concrete was to always add the dry to the water, never the water to the dry - and this method makes that possible in a very easy way. I don't mix much of it, but sometimes I need to set a post or something and make up a tiny batch. I have to buy those teensy sacks that hold about a half gallon of dry cement. It's expensive that way but I can't lift the others LOL :-) Tina
If you only have a very small amount say for a post, I've just seen a video from a 86 yr old man showing a very easy way, take a look at th-cam.com/video/mQAdmX57aRU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you... nifty concept. Here's to continuing to live normally as long as we live! :-)
Great demo, thanks from NZ.
method looks good , helps to mix dry first follow same materials input formula layered dry mix then mix all dry then follow by adding the water in the same manor, great barrow mix every time
Solid technique. Thanks.
Thank you for visiting and commenting
thank you a lot, you certainly helped me
Nice mixing Michael!
THANK YOU , this helped me out immensely !
No problem, I'm glad it was useful, many thank for watching and commenting.
Thank you Michael!
My pleasure!
Saved my back. Thanks a million
I'm glad it was helpful, thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing!
And thank you for watching
neat, thank you!
I mix it dry, add water, shovel around then use a garden rake to mix it properly.
Lots of help. Thanks
Just what I needed. Thanks very much.
Thank you so much. So helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Very useful, about to make by first ever batch of concrete for a post, thank you!
Good luck! And thanks for watching
Thanks matey, gonna use this method next.
Thanks for watching
I've mixed concrete in a wheelbarrow many times but next time I'm going to follow this method. I used to mix it dry before adding the water, which is quite hard work, but I can see the method in this madness, it looks like half the effort. Simples :)
I'm glad it was helpful, many thanks for watching.
Well impressed!. Thanks for sharing your skills.
Good video, thanks mate
Good skills. Cheers mate
Thank you, I learned something from this.
Glad it was helpful!
Very handy, thanks Michael - should come in handy for the standing for my new shed :)
+Nick S Glad it's of some help, thanks for stopping by
I thought let's see another try to reinvent the wheel. Let's have a look I thought. But this is a great tip. Hats off old boy. 👍
Hey, not so much of the old, I'm only 77! :) I'm glad it helped and thanks for watching
Michael Collinson. Never stop the graft Michael. Very important to keep that brain working.
Brilliant
Thanks for this vid
Was going out searching for a board but don't have to now
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You will find this far easier than mixing on a board, good luck and thanks for watching.
I really like the sound
Thanks. Really helpful
I'm glad it helped, thanks for watching.
Super helpful thankyou
Nice one mate! I was taught the same method when I was a kid (From an English Bricklayer). Definitely the easiest way to mix concrete, mortar and render. We have light all steel mixing shovels here in OZ that are a bit straighter that yours. I find the angle to be good for mixing in a wheel barrow. Actually, the two biggest wheel barrow makers here in Australia make their tubs with sharp internal corners so the shovel can get right in there.
Hi, Many thanks for stopping by and commenting
thanks for sharing, i need to make a slab and this will help me
Hey thanks for making that video, it helped me a lot and it was easier on my back.
not enough vidz like this, too many about quickrete around. thanks, sir!
Thank you for the compliment,I'm glad it was useful
Very useful video. Now I just need to get a wheelbarrow. 😂 Thanks very much
Happy to help!
brilliant. Nice and simpler way to do it!
Thank you
Really helped, thanks alot
I'm glad it was helpful, thanks for visiting
Thank you very much for the video!
Glad it was helpful!
Great technique!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you, this will help me loads as a total novice.
I'm glad it helped,thanks for watching
Mr Collinson, that was the perfect tutorial - thank you!