concrete slab
#1
05-15-05, 08:08 AM
concrete slab
I would like to install a concrete slab for my garbage cans and such. The slab is about 7' x 9', one side will be next to my garage fondation. So here are a couple of questions I need answered.
1. Is this job to big for a first timer?
2. Do I need to rent a mixer or can i mix in a wheelbarow?
3. How thick should my cement pad be?
4. Do I need to use a grade 5 base?
5. What kind of cement should I use?
6. Can i pour the cement against the garage fondation?
Thank you all for you help!!
1. Is this job to big for a first timer?
2. Do I need to rent a mixer or can i mix in a wheelbarow?
3. How thick should my cement pad be?
4. Do I need to use a grade 5 base?
5. What kind of cement should I use?
6. Can i pour the cement against the garage fondation?
Thank you all for you help!!
#2
05-15-05, 11:00 AM
1. Good for DIY
2. This will take about 10.5 cubic feet , 2 inches thick. That is a lot to mix in a wheelbarrow. Not impossible, just a lot. That would be 15 bags containing 2/3 cf each. Allow some for waste.
3. Two inches thick should be enough for garbage cans.
4. A base of crusher run or gravel should do for garbage cans.
5. The concrete from the box stores should do fine for this: quikrete or sakrete.
6. I would place a spacer-expansion strip between the slab and the foundation.
Hope this helps.
2. This will take about 10.5 cubic feet , 2 inches thick. That is a lot to mix in a wheelbarrow. Not impossible, just a lot. That would be 15 bags containing 2/3 cf each. Allow some for waste.
3. Two inches thick should be enough for garbage cans.
4. A base of crusher run or gravel should do for garbage cans.
5. The concrete from the box stores should do fine for this: quikrete or sakrete.
6. I would place a spacer-expansion strip between the slab and the foundation.
Hope this helps.
