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re: Cost of pouring concrete for patio
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:07 pm to stout
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:07 pm to stout
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It would be cheaper and better to pour a shallow footing on the patio than to pour a 6" slab.
I don't associate with mud divers but if a client asks me to do some paving it's gonna have a shovel (skirt, for the ladies) beam.
Also, I don't see how a deeper slab helps. Cracking is a tensile problem and only reinforcing will solve it.
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Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:10 pm to junkfunky
Don't forget to dowel it into the existing slab your pouring next to.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:10 pm to junkfunky
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Also, I don't see how a deeper slab helps. Cracking is a tensile problem and only reinforcing will solve it.
Correct and spend that money on a shallow footing to help prevent washout instead of wasting it on adding 2" of unneeded concrete.
Not to mention that a footing will do more to prevent the settling he mentions than an extra 2" will do.
This post was edited on 5/20/15 at 10:11 pm
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