Building a house in Trinidad

[*KRONIK*]

Those hard to get boi.

I used to have to buy the 2 hole ones and cut off the tops for water barrels on the farm

This is probably the wrong place to post, but I'll ask anyway.

Where can I get plastic barrels? Need a couple for water storage. Preferably those with the full diameter lid and not the ones with the two holes with plugs in them. And not the tapered ones with the screw top either. Basically something like what's in the picture minus the tap at the bottom.

What's an approximate price I can expect to pay for one?

[pugboy]

there is a tuner who sells them for hydroponics
down reform
but i lost his number

[carluva]

Gak

Push come to shove.... Where can I get the normal two holes ones then?

Those hard to get boi.

I used to have to buy the 2 hole ones and cut off the tops for water barrels on the farm

This is probably the wrong place to post, but I'll ask anyway.

Where can I get plastic barrels? Need a couple for water storage. Preferably those with the full diameter lid and not the ones with the two holes with plugs in them. And not the tapered ones with the screw top either. Basically something like what's in the picture minus the tap at the bottom.

What's an approximate price I can expect to pay for one?

[pugboy]

Opp courts megastore selling but pricey

Gak

Push come to shove.... Where can I get the normal two holes ones then?

Those hard to get boi.

I used to have to buy the 2 hole ones and cut off the tops for water barrels on the farm

This is probably the wrong place to post, but I'll ask anyway.

Where can I get plastic barrels? Need a couple for water storage. Preferably those with the full diameter lid and not the ones with the two holes with plugs in them. And not the tapered ones with the screw top either. Basically something like what's in the picture minus the tap at the bottom.

What's an approximate price I can expect to pay for one?

[pugboy]

Found thread
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=368006&p=9819540#p9819540

[Cantmis]

Have some extra steel/rebar what's the best way to store it ?

[adnj]

Store it out of the weather and raised. Try to keep it dry so that neither mud, algae nor rust scale form.

[pugboy]

it does rust fast esp as it not smooth
plenty surface area

[screwbash]

anyone know the cost of a 4 inch concrete block ?

[Ryan197912]

Around $4.50

[Musical Doc]

What ratio cement/sand to mix for mortar to put up blocks? Would prefer a shovel measurement because I will be mixing a little at a time. Since I may be home for a while, might as well try my hand at putting up some blocks home

[rspann]

What ratio cement/sand to mix for mortar to put up blocks? Would prefer a shovel measurement because I will be mixing a little at a time. Since I may be home for a while, might as well try my hand at putting up some blocks home

If you want a labourer I wukking for $300 a day. But I wukking from home , that is stuarty orders.

[pugboy]

i thought the normel way was to mix a big batch and just keep adding water if it start the get hard as the time goes by

What ratio cement/sand to mix for mortar to put up blocks? Would prefer a shovel measurement because I will be mixing a little at a time. Since I may be home for a while, might as well try my hand at putting up some blocks home

[De Dragon]

This is probably the wrong place to post, but I'll ask anyway.

Where can I get plastic barrels? Need a couple for water storage. Preferably those with the full diameter lid and not the ones with the two holes with plugs in them. And not the tapered ones with the screw top either. Basically something like what's in the picture minus the tap at the bottom.

What's an approximate price I can expect to pay for one?

Where are you located, I might be able to link a couple for you.

[linton]

i thought the normel way was to mix a big batch and just keep adding water if it start the get hard as the time goes by

What ratio cement/sand to mix for mortar to put up blocks? Would prefer a shovel measurement because I will be mixing a little at a time. Since I may be home for a while, might as well try my hand at putting up some blocks home

I read where they say mortar becomes dead after a while . Any truth in that ? Then it might be unsafe to mix too much at one time ?

[pugboy]

but i see them doing that all the time

[De Dragon]

but i see them doing that all the time

Most times they will mix what is needed, you wouldn't mix a wheelbarrow full to plaster a 100 foot wall.

[Ryan197912]

i thought the normel way was to mix a big batch and just keep adding water if it start the get hard as the time goes by

What ratio cement/sand to mix for mortar to put up blocks? Would prefer a shovel measurement because I will be mixing a little at a time. Since I may be home for a while, might as well try my hand at putting up some blocks home

I read where they say mortar becomes dead after a while . Any truth in that ? Then it might be unsafe to mix too much at one time ?

2 parts sand to 1 part cement
Only mix what you are going to use within 2-3hrs

[linton]

That is what I heard. Also don't keep adding cement to the scrapings on the ground and reuse it.

[adnj]

What ratio cement/sand to mix for mortar to put up blocks? Would prefer a shovel measurement because I will be mixing a little at a time. Since I may be home for a while, might as well try my hand at putting up some blocks home

The ratio is usually 1:3 or 1:4. It depends on what kind of sand you have, how strong you want it, and whether cracking will be a problem.

1:2 yields a higher strength mortar that will crack easily. 1:4 is not as strong (about 2800 psi?) but will dry more slowly and crack much less.

1:3 is also a good ratio for plastering - smooth fi ish without too much loss to leveling.

[maj. tom]

I not sure if Trinidad has different standards for our climate, but i was reading up on this some time ago and it's interesting to learn the science behind it. This must be familiar to civil engineers, so any of you reading here please send feedback on our local mortar ratios.

There are four types of mortar in ANSI standards for building codes in USA: Types M, N, S, O.

https://www.cemexusa.com/products-and-s ... and-mortar

http://www.jeffersonmatters.org/wp-cont ... -mixes.pdf

[rspann]

Trinidadians also have another ratio.

Dat looking good.

[carluva]

This is probably the wrong place to post, but I'll ask anyway.

Where can I get plastic barrels? Need a couple for water storage. Preferably those with the full diameter lid and not the ones with the two holes with plugs in them. And not the tapered ones with the screw top either. Basically something like what's in the picture minus the tap at the bottom.

What's an approximate price I can expect to pay for one?

Where are you located, I might be able to link a couple for you.

Check your PM

[screwbash]

This is probably the wrong place to post, but I'll ask anyway.

Where can I get plastic barrels? Need a couple for water storage. Preferably those with the full diameter lid and not the ones with the two holes with plugs in them. And not the tapered ones with the screw top either. Basically something like what's in the picture minus the tap at the bottom.

What's an approximate price I can expect to pay for one?

Where are you located, I might be able to link a couple for you.

Check your PM

check facebook marketplace person in couva selling blue ones with couva $250 and up, person in curepe area $200 up, it air tight when the ring closed. i buy a few last week wash it out and put 2 months ah food in it like rice, flour, tin food, snacks and beans, and a branch ah bale leaf.

[adnj]

This is probably the wrong place to post, but I'll ask anyway.

Where can I get plastic barrels? Need a couple for water storage. Preferably those with the full diameter lid and not the ones with the two holes with plugs in them. And not the tapered ones with the screw top either. Basically something like what's in the picture minus the tap at the bottom.

What's an approximate price I can expect to pay for one?

Where are you located, I might be able to link a couple for you.

Check your PM

check facebook marketplace person in couva selling blue ones with couva $250 and up, person in curepe area $200 up, it air tight when the ring closed. i buy a few last week wash it out and put 2 months ah food in it like rice, flour, tin food, snacks and beans, and a branch ah bale leaf.

[carluva]

Buh wda??? Yous a doomsday prepper homes? Waw!

This is probably the wrong place to post, but I'll ask anyway.

Where can I get plastic barrels? Need a couple for water storage. Preferably those with the full diameter lid and not the ones with the two holes with plugs in them. And not the tapered ones with the screw top either. Basically something like what's in the picture minus the tap at the bottom.

What's an approximate price I can expect to pay for one?

Where are you located, I might be able to link a couple for you.

Check your PM

check facebook marketplace person in couva selling blue ones with couva $250 and up, person in curepe area $200 up, it air tight when the ring closed. i buy a few last week wash it out and put 2 months ah food in it like rice, flour, tin food, snacks and beans, and a branch ah bale leaf.

[Musical Doc]

i thought the normel way was to mix a big batch and just keep adding water if it start the get hard as the time goes by

What ratio cement/sand to mix for mortar to put up blocks? Would prefer a shovel measurement because I will be mixing a little at a time. Since I may be home for a while, might as well try my hand at putting up some blocks home

Since I'll be home I'm going to be trying my hand at it and not working all day. So may just mix a small batch to work for maybe an hr or so

[Musical Doc]

i thought the normel way was to mix a big batch and just keep adding water if it start the get hard as the time goes by

What ratio cement/sand to mix for mortar to put up blocks? Would prefer a shovel measurement because I will be mixing a little at a time. Since I may be home for a while, might as well try my hand at putting up some blocks home

I read where they say mortar becomes dead after a while . Any truth in that ? Then it might be unsafe to mix too much at one time ?

2 parts sand to 1 part cement
Only mix what you are going to use within 2-3hrs

Thanks!

[linton]

On a related. What is the mix for concreting a yard ? How thick it should be ?
It's gravel and cement , do you put any sand in it ? Somewhere I read they use sharp sand to make it easier to spread.

[linton]

Oh, and where in the East has good price on gravel.