30x70x14 build... finally!
- Thread starter Racer X
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BlueBomber
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Congrats on starting your build, Racer X! It's always exciting to see a space you envisioned in your head come into existence.
BTW, there's a specific forum on GJ for showing off garage builds called Garage Gallery. Maybe one of the Moderators can move this thread there. Not a big deal either way, though--keep posting pictures of your build progress since last October. Good luck!
BTW, there's a specific forum on GJ for showing off garage builds called Garage Gallery. Maybe one of the Moderators can move this thread there. Not a big deal either way, though--keep posting pictures of your build progress since last October. Good luck!
38Chevy454
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Good start, sometimes all that planning and preparation seems to take forever. It's always nice to see the concrete work done so the building construction can start.
BlueBomber
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As I said, no worries. One of the things I like about this site is the low level of OCD about what posts where. Looking forward to watching your progress!
majerus
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From the video is there no rebar? Is that normal or ok with a floor that big?
Small or large a slab should not be without reinforcing steel......
is it on footings or a thickened edge?
majerus
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Really thats interesting, does that pretty much the case for a patio as well? Sorry not trying to hijack the thread.
A patio should at least have a mesh in it. It will help it stay together. Maybe if your where the ground don’t move at all it might be ok. But bar or mesh is cheap. Why not use it.
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BlueBomber
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The OP noted in post #6 that the concrete guys made a critical mistake. I'm thinking it was the lack of rebar.
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You believe that mesh stayed up in the center of the slab? And didn’t get pushed down while they raked and screeded? We’ve done pours like that with rebar to save on a pump truck. It’s hard to keep it up. Must chair it and even the. The chairs break.
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I’d disagree with there is a limit to how much you can do and still get the job done. That might be fine on say a rougher finish on the slab but an important part of the slab like reinforcing steel I would disagree. In the end it’s your slab and if your happy that’s all that matters.
A pump truck up here would have been roughly a $1300cad for a pour that size. Up here anyway. Not sure prices where you are. Seems like a small amount to add to a 2100 sq ft building.
It’s a gamble crossing the street and not getting hit but it makes sense to limit the risk by looking both ways.
Hopefully all is good and you have no issues. Looking forward to the rest of the build.
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