Joseph Meehan wrote:
Tennessee Tony wrote:

Lets say my brother in law, yep definitely my brother in law, not me,
I wasn't even there.....

While he was making a footer or base for a porch support, he grabbed a
bag of "Dixie Type N Masonry Cement" instead of the "quickcrete".
Poured some cement and water into the hole a little at a time and
mixed well, (also adding stone and small rocks, but no sand or lime).
This
seems to be curing quite slow. It has been kept wet, actually it was
covered with a pool of water, but it's not "green" at all like I'm
used to seeing with concrete. 20 hours later it is set up but just
rubbing
my finger on it will easily cause it to wear away. Small dry
splatters can be ground up to dust in my fingers.

The porch itself has supports but in between it is developing some
sagging, hence the extra support. So in the worst case, it's not like
it's going to fall. So, is this going to be worth using or do I dig
it out and redo it? The 4x4 is not in the cement, I planned on using the
metal "feet" so it stays dryer.

I happen to have a few more bags of the same type of cement left here
from the old owner. When using it for something like this, how much
of what should I add to make concrete? (it was being used to make mortar
for a block wall and/or stucco)

Thanks, my "brother in law" appreciates your guidance.

Tony

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How old was the stuff and how has it been stored. I suspect it is now
worthless.

It is probably 2 years old and stored in the crawlspace. The crawlspace
is dry, the floor is all concrete and the bags of cement where on
pallets, but I guess it's still too damp.

Now what do I do with the other 5 bags????????

Tony