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concrete advice for a putting simple floor in a modest sized building
I recently put-up a small garage, 24' x 24", and want to pour a
concrete floor in it. I am a farmer and have done some work pouring and setting ready-mix around feed bunks, etc., and have done sidewalks. Pouring things like sidewalks was easy, because when you "strike-off" the concrete, you just run a board along the top of the forms. But when I do this enclosed building, how do you do it when you are up against a wall? And how can you do a 24' x 24' slab in one continuous pour? It is because of these questions I would like to find out if someone could recommend a good book or maybe even a video that would help me. I have done some searches, but so many of the books/videos seem slanted to either the completely simple or the very complex. Like I mentioned, I am not a complete novice to pouring/setting ready mix cement--but at the same time I am not going to be doing a real complex job either. I just need some advice on how to pour a floor in a modestly sized building. Thanks in advance for any and all advice! |
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concrete advice for a putting simple floor in a modest sized building
You can install screed boards and take them out after rough screeding. There
are also sheet metal strips that stay in the concrete and form joints between sections. You can install fiber strips along the edges and leave them in the concrete. You did not say what kind of walls you have but there should be expansion joints between the slab and the walls. All in all, a 24 by 24 slab is not a job for an amateur. It is a lot of hard, fast work and when it starts to set it can get unmanageable real fast. Either have it done or do it in small sections. It will need control joints to control cracking anyhow. Just had a 12' by 40' by 6" fibered slab poured for motor home parking. Took 9 cubic yards, cost $630 for the concrete and $720 for forming, pouring and broom finishing. In NE Alabama. Don Young wrote in message ups.com... I recently put-up a small garage, 24' x 24", and want to pour a concrete floor in it. I am a farmer and have done some work pouring and setting ready-mix around feed bunks, etc., and have done sidewalks. Pouring things like sidewalks was easy, because when you "strike-off" the concrete, you just run a board along the top of the forms. But when I do this enclosed building, how do you do it when you are up against a wall? And how can you do a 24' x 24' slab in one continuous pour? It is because of these questions I would like to find out if someone could recommend a good book or maybe even a video that would help me. I have done some searches, but so many of the books/videos seem slanted to either the completely simple or the very complex. Like I mentioned, I am not a complete novice to pouring/setting ready mix cement--but at the same time I am not going to be doing a real complex job either. I just need some advice on how to pour a floor in a modestly sized building. Thanks in advance for any and all advice! |
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