00si2
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I just had my floor poured a few weeks ago and I'm not quite pleased with it and am not sure what to do about it. I've attached a drawing of what i gave the contractor prior to the pour. I went over everything and he had a good understanding of what i was going for and didn't have any problems with anything. I've known the contractor for a few years and is the same contractor that my dad used to pour his basement a few years ago. He also did all my block work and i am happy with that.
The drawing is pretty self explanatory but ill give a quick explanation and pretty much what was said to the contractor.
Its a 32' x 45' 2 stall garage, two trench drains in the center of each stall and 2 pads for a future lift installation. The stall with the lift is a "project area" and the other stall is for parking. I installed the trench drains keeping the purpose of each space in mind. The project stall has very minimal slope with the drain installed about 3/4" (1/8" per foot slope) below the finished floor and the parking bay is about 1.5" (1/4" per foot slope) below. The thinker lines are expansion joints. The top right corner is a bathroom with everything sloped to a corner drain.
I was there for the pour but this is the first time I've watched concrete being poured. The only problem was the estimate on the amount of concrete. It took about 3 yards more than calculated. I couldn't figure out why it used more at the time because I took a lot of time leveling everything out using a laser level and actually sloping the gravel to the drains so i had a full 5" thick slab everywhere. I went back a couple days later not to happy with the results and realized why it used more concrete right away.
They got the perimeter height correct but about 2 or 3 feet inside the whole perimeter the concrete raises about an inch. It stays an inch high for a few feet and then tapers off to the drains. The strip down the center is the same way, about an inch high. Since the perimeter was raised an inch it pretty much doubled the floor slope in both stalls. I think it looks like a wavy mess. And on top of that I'm going to have something that looks like a moat if water gets to the perimeters.
I really don't know what to do at this point. Am i being overly picky? Was the slope layout to complicated (although nothing was said before the pour)? What are your guys thoughts?
The drawing is pretty self explanatory but ill give a quick explanation and pretty much what was said to the contractor.
Its a 32' x 45' 2 stall garage, two trench drains in the center of each stall and 2 pads for a future lift installation. The stall with the lift is a "project area" and the other stall is for parking. I installed the trench drains keeping the purpose of each space in mind. The project stall has very minimal slope with the drain installed about 3/4" (1/8" per foot slope) below the finished floor and the parking bay is about 1.5" (1/4" per foot slope) below. The thinker lines are expansion joints. The top right corner is a bathroom with everything sloped to a corner drain.
I was there for the pour but this is the first time I've watched concrete being poured. The only problem was the estimate on the amount of concrete. It took about 3 yards more than calculated. I couldn't figure out why it used more at the time because I took a lot of time leveling everything out using a laser level and actually sloping the gravel to the drains so i had a full 5" thick slab everywhere. I went back a couple days later not to happy with the results and realized why it used more concrete right away.
They got the perimeter height correct but about 2 or 3 feet inside the whole perimeter the concrete raises about an inch. It stays an inch high for a few feet and then tapers off to the drains. The strip down the center is the same way, about an inch high. Since the perimeter was raised an inch it pretty much doubled the floor slope in both stalls. I think it looks like a wavy mess. And on top of that I'm going to have something that looks like a moat if water gets to the perimeters.
I really don't know what to do at this point. Am i being overly picky? Was the slope layout to complicated (although nothing was said before the pour)? What are your guys thoughts?