Show cement for wall I 1 how many barrels of portland cement would be required to build feet of wall seven feet high and one toot foot thick using a quantity 0 of ft stone 7 9 k 2 would there be any danger of cement spoiling if left over winter in t a dry place 3 are cement blocks aarm a and n dry enough without any lathing and plaster for a wall feet long by 7 feet high and one onet foot thick it would take twenty two barrels of portland cc ment twenty six yards of gravel and seven yards of stone fillers concrete mixed eight parts gravel v vel to one part cement 2 cement stored in a thoroughly dry place will keep over winter but f fresh resh cement is always the best tor for any kind kin d of work 3 for dwelling bouses houses it Is best to strap lath and plaster as the hoi hol low in the blocks Is not continuous so the walls will sweat more or less and be damp |