Hi Dale First of all they put down what is called road base, which is crushed rock.
The whole area had reinforcing mesh with support underneath which are plastic round things which hold up the mesh 2 inches from the bottom. There is expansion joints every 9 feet and expansion joints where it buts onto the existing aprons. All the edges are rounded off so it feels well done. So now we have all the sheds covered in front with a huge cemented area and should now be able to get our caravan into the shed without much difficulty. I cannot tell you how many cubic metres of ready mixed concrete was used but it cost me plenty. Barbara said there was 2 huge trucks of cement came in, I was at work at the time so I left that up to the contractor. This was all about getting the caravan into the shed without having a heart attack. Ray From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Friday, 24 July 2009 9:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Concrete Project Now Completed. Ray, How many yards of concrete did you have poured? Where you live, do you have to form relief cuts in a slab that size? Is there reinforcement necessary? We couldn't pour anything nearly that size on grade here without it beginning to crack up probably within the first year. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray Boyce To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 7:08 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Concrete Project Now Completed. Hi All Well the 44 x 18 concreting slab has been completed yesterday and according to the wife looks great. We will have to wait until it cures before we can inspect it closely but so far so good. The boys are here removing the boards and then I will inspect around the edges. After that I have a lot of work to do removing the piles of soil and levelling off around the slab. We are going to start a new garden from the space left between the slab and the fence so lots to do. Ray [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
