concrete mix

Building material powder

Concrete mix is the dry blend of cement, sand, gravel, and other aggregite materials that becomes concrete when water is added.

Sold in bags at hardware stores, it's ready for small projects like setting fence posts or pouring stepping stones: I picked up a few bags of concrete mix for the patio repair.

Also called cement mix in casual speech, though technically cement is just one ingredient.

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material state/preparation

concrete mixready-mix concrete

Pre-prepared building material delivered wet

poured concrete

material hardness/permanence

concrete mixloose soil

Uncompacted ground material

sand · gravel · mud · clay · loose fill

natural vs. manufactured materials

concrete mixnatural stone

Unmanufactured geological material

timber · untreated wood · rammed earth · adobe · cob

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G