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Cement Mortar Calculator

Estimate cement, sand and water for your mortar mix in seconds.

Live estimate

Project inputs

Enter wet mortar volume or calculate it from dimensions.

Wet mortar quantity

Volume unit

Mortar mix — cement : sand by volume

Wastage allowance

Cement bag size

Adjust estimating assumptions

Dry-volume factor

Assumed water/cement ratio

Cement density (kg/m³)

Dry sand density (kg/m³)

Water is an estimate from your assumed ratio. Adjust actual mixing water for sand moisture and required workability.

Material take-off

Quantities include your wastage allowance.

Finished wet mortar

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Cement

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Sand

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Approximate water

—From assumed W/C ratioAdjust for sand moisture

Total dry ingredients

——Includes wastage

Cement and sand quantities are estimates. Full bags are rounded up for purchasing; calculated quantities retain their precision.

How this estimate is calculated

Dry volume = wet mortar volume × dry-volume factor. Cement and sand share this volume in the selected ratio, then receive the wastage allowance. Water = cement mass including allowance × assumed W/C ratio.

The default 1.33 factor is a practical estimating assumption. Sand weight uses an assumed dry bulk density; moisture and bulking corrections are not included. A nominal ratio does not guarantee a specified mortar strength.

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