Interfere with the concrete in the mixer of course much easier than manually shovel. But not always and not all of it is even now. And for a small amount of concrete is a reluctance to spoil the mixer, so from time to time kneads manually. Below I will describe how I knead concrete without much effort and quite tiring at the same time.
My secret is easy mixing sequence backfill concrete mix ingredients. The proportions of the standard, classic home construction. Cement - sand - gravel in the proportions 1/3/4.Well and 1 part water.
I used to knead concrete in the trough or in the galvanized tub. Let's start the whole process of the points.
1. Pour into water trough - 1 bucket.
2. Pour water in a bucket of cement and mix it all shovel. It turns out a kind solution, called "cement milk". No effort is required not to do so, all mingled easily and without tension.
3. Pour the solution into a 3 sand buckets and stir all. You can pour out one-by-one bucket and stir, but I get enough sleep and interfere immediately 3 as effortlessly.
4. This last stage of the most time-consuming and complex. To facilitate the process, I have to get enough sleep to begin with 2 buckets of gravel - stir, then another 1 bucket with stirring and, finally, the last bucket. All this is thoroughly mixed.
At the 4th stage will have to string up a little bit, but this sequence is much easier mixing, compared to if you were thrown all the ingredients at once.
Even on the Internet some of the "artisans" to fall asleep immediately offer all the components of the concrete than water. stir it all dry running, and then add water, and finally stirring.
Frankly, this method I have used, so there is nothing about him I can not say. If someone tried to stir so concrete, please share in the comments impressions and thoughts. It will be interesting!
By the way have tried to interfere with the concrete hoe, better than a shovel. But still get a shovel carefully and better.