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| Weight | 500 g |
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| ISBN | 978-0-9870351-4-1 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Contents | |
| Acknowledgements | 4 |
| Introduction | 5 |
| Safety | 6 |
| Working with cement | 6 |
| Handling fresh concrete | 6 |
| First aid and remedial treatment | 7 |
| Notes on concrete work | 8 |
| Using cement | 8 |
| Choice of materials | 8 |
| Equipment | 8 |
| Miscellaneous tools | 9 |
| Moulds for small decorative items | 9 |
| Release agents | 9 |
| Formwork for bigger projects | 10 |
| Mix proportions | 10 |
| Making concrete | 11 |
| Batching | 11 |
| Mixing | 11 |
| Transporting | 11 |
| Placing | 11 |
| Compaction | 11 |
| Finishing | 11 |
| Curing | 12 |
| Colouring of concrete or mortar | 12 |
| Integral colouring | 12 |
| Surface colouring | 13 |
| Small projects | 14 |
| Precast stepping stones | 14 |
| Round stepping stones | 14 |
| Square stepping stones or pavers | 16 |
| Flower pots | 17 |
| Square pots using stepping stones/pavers | 17 |
| Square pots using a mould | 19 |
| Round pots or bowls | 20 |
| A garden bench | 21 |
| Garden bench cast in one unit | 23 |
| Bigger projects | 24 |
| Setting out | 24 |
| Paving | 27 |
| A concrete pathway | 27 |
| Paving with concrete flagstones | 30 |
| Paving with bricks on a sand bed | 30 |
| Paving with bricks on a mortar bed | 32 |
| Ramps | 32 |
| Steps | 32 |
| Construction of steps | 33 |
| Steps of concrete cast in place | 33 |
| Steps of brickwork | 34 |
| Steps of flagstones and bricks | 34 |
| A fish pond | 36 |
| Mowing edges | 38 |
| An all-weather outdoor table | 39 |
| A braai | 43 |
| Ferrocement ideas | 44 |
| A large flower pot | 44 |
| A bird bath | 47 |
