Spud
Diamond
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2006
- Location
- Brookfield, Wisconsin
Cement : Aggregate : Water ratios.
For plastering over a brick wall.
This is for a bathroom brick wall where a door frame used to reside. Frame is being replaced. Concrete plaster coat was damaged while removing old frame, so new plaster coat of about 1/2 " is going to be applied , over the now exposed brick & remanants of the old cement plaster coat.
I got a nearly full bag of regular Portland Cement. So wondering what Mix ratios I should use for the plaster coat? And how coarse or fine should the aggregate be? I've been reading online and learnt that the lower the water ratio, the stronger the concrete.
Do I need to instal some kind of metal lathe / mesh, cause it (concrete plaster coat) is only going to be an inch thick at most?
For plastering over a brick wall.
This is for a bathroom brick wall where a door frame used to reside. Frame is being replaced. Concrete plaster coat was damaged while removing old frame, so new plaster coat of about 1/2 " is going to be applied , over the now exposed brick & remanants of the old cement plaster coat.
I got a nearly full bag of regular Portland Cement. So wondering what Mix ratios I should use for the plaster coat? And how coarse or fine should the aggregate be? I've been reading online and learnt that the lower the water ratio, the stronger the concrete.
Do I need to instal some kind of metal lathe / mesh, cause it (concrete plaster coat) is only going to be an inch thick at most?