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Got mine this morning as well. $660. For some reason i thought i had been in the $700 range

Not a huge difference between 4000 and 3000 psi mixes in placement. 4000 will set up a little quicker, but not a big deal.

Good points by Wardster ETA: Everything I said is for purely academic purposes. Nothing should be construed as to being legal, engineering, medical, or even sound advice. All advice given is based solely off of what I learned on vacation while staying at a Holiday Inn in Newark.

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Do a google search for MasterFormat Division 03 and Division 04. You will have thousands of examples of specs for concrete (03) and masonry (04) to use as a guide. Some of the specs (like footing size, rebar size/spacing/quantity, control and expansion joints) are based upon ACI code and are...

I like my Hansons

I really lack knowledge in this subject, and would like to learn a lot more. Google didn't provide much info. What grease? When? Why? Same for thread sealants. I primarily am involved with construction, but I also do most of my vehicle and equipment maintenance (trucks, tractor, atvs, small...

How long is it? I have 2 craftsman drawers heading for the scrapyard

Can anyone recommend some good strap wrenches? I'm a weekend warrior and more into construction and woodworking than wrenching, so I'd like to avoid the tool truck brands for cost reasons. Thanks.

Yup. When I bought/gutted my first house, my sister helped me out by cleaning my brand new bathroom. She also cleaned all of the construction debris, grout, thinset, etc. out of the fiberglass tub using an abrasive cleaner. It now looks perpetually dirty, and is about 87 times more difficult...

For a basic slab like this, use free draining gravel, then subbase material, then concrete. Use geotextile between the gravels as well as between gravel and subgrade. ETA: I wouldn't pin the apron to your foundation. Any settling or heaving that occurs will then be putting a moment on your...

Replacing the slab is the best bet. As stated before, the shifting of the slab is due to any of the following: -water intrusion -improper compaction of subbase -improper protection from frost heave (likely not an issue in your area) -improper protection from expansive soils (if you have them...

Slab- Proper insulation of an unheated space (I'm assuming you won't be heating it 24/7) can prevent heaving of a shallow foundation. I'm not sure about your area, but here many older garages (and based on your roof decking I believe your garage is more than 30 years old) were built on...

A lot depends on what the definition of gravel is in your area. Where I am, it is typically crushed limestone (aka crusher run, run of crusher). Its a great product (provided you have properly prepared your subgrade), but it can generate dust and can be difficult to plow. An hour south of me...