"mook Johnson" wrote in message
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I'm going to be pouring a 3 x 5 slab 8" thick. 2" below ground and 6"
above. It will need to support about 500lbs.

I'll be using quikrete for this. Do you think I'll need rebar for this
small slab?


No, you shouldn't need rebar, but as someone else suggested wire mesh
instead. The rebar is there for bending stress, it won't stop it from
cracking though.

Besides you didn't specify which gauge rebar you wanted to use, there's only
about 50 different types (well actually that's an exaggeration). Anyway if
it were me, I'd go with the other suggestions of pillar and post.