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HOW TO SELECT

RIGHT CEMENT
FOR YOUR HOME?
A cement buying guide

PLANNING TO BUY CEMENT?

GO THROUGH OUR CEMENT BUYING GUIDE AND MAKE AN


INFORMED DECISION

Overview
Types & Grades
DIY Quality & Quantity Checks

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Dos and Donts for Storage

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OVERVIEW
Cement is the most important raw material used in a
building construction. Therefore, you have to ensure that
right type and quality of cement be used during
construction.

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A cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens


and can bind other materials together. The word "cement"
can be traced back to the Roman term opus caementicium,
used to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that
was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder.
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TYPES & GRADES


There are many types of cement in the market to suit
every need. Although the three major types of cement
used in general construction purposes are
1. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) - Grade 43, Grade 53

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2. Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC)


3. White Cement
Grades 53 & 43 indicate the compressive strength of
cement in Newton for one mm 2 area. Grade 53 means a
compressive strength of 53 N/ mm 2 is attained after a
curing period of 28 days. Same will apply to grade 43.

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OPC GRADE 43 CEMENT


End Use
Used in general
Civil
Engineering
construction
work i.e. brick
masonry,
plastering,
pointing,
flooring and in
RCC Work etc.

IS
Designation

Strength
with Time

This type of
cement should
confirm
according to
IS:8112-1989

Setting of
cement is
slower than 53
grade cement.
Results in less
micro cracking.
Long term
Strength.

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OPC GRADE 53 CEMENT


End Use

IS Designation

Strength with
Time

Used where
High Early
Strength is
required.

This type of
cement should
confirm
according to
IS:122691987

Attains early
strength.
Fast setting.
Increased
chances of
micro cracking.

Used for
constructing
high-rise
buildings.

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PPC CEMENT
End Use
Used where
Extra Durability
is required.
Used in all
situations
where OPC is
used.
Preferred in
mass
construction.
Used for
structures near
Seacoast.

IS
Designation

Strength
with Time

This type of
cement should
confirm
according to
IS:1489 P-1

Resistance to
attack of
aggressive
environment.
Long-term
strength.
Enhances the
durability of
structures.

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WHITE CEMENT
End Use
Used for
architectural
beauty,
interior and
exterior
decorations.
Tiles and
floorings
Idols and
swimming
pools.

IS Designation
This type of
cement
should
confirm
according to
IS: 80421989

Strength with
Time
As durable
and strong as
Grey ordinary
Portland
cement.
Has high
degree of
whiteness.

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CHECK THE QUALITY & QUANTITY YOURSELF


Check that the bags are fresh and are machine stitched.
Packing should be of polypropylene bags.
Check that the bag displays Indian Standards mark
and number to which it conforms.

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Check Cement Type written on the bag. Generally,


the colour of lettering on the bag is Black for OPC
& Red for PPC.
On the arrival of ordered cement, do a count check
for exact match to the quantity ordered.
Check the weight of random bags.
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CHECK THE QUALITY & QUANTITY


YOURSELF
Take a pinch of cement in your hand and rub
between fingers; it should give smooth finish.
Check for the texture of the cement. There must
be no lumps in the bag due to presence of
moisture.
Check the manufacturing week number and the
year on the bag. The cement bags should not be
older than six weeks from the date of
manufacturing.
Take some quantity of cement and make a paste
out of it. Place this paste on a plate and give it a
square shape. Immerse it gradually in to a bucket
of water. If its shape remains intact and hardens
after 24 hours then the cement is of good quality
else not.

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DOS AND DON'TS FOR CEMENT STORAGE


Place the Cement Bags
closely together in the
stack to reduce
circulation of air as
much as possible.
Arrange the bags in
header-and-stretcher
fashion, i.e. alternately
length-wise and crosswise to achieve
interlocking between
them and reducing the
danger of toppling
over.

No contact with Water &


Moisture or else lumps will
be formed and strength will
be lost.

To avoid lump
formation, do not stack
more than 10-bags.

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Do not stack the bags


in contact with an
external wall.

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