"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
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... where the rain gets in (with apologies to Lennon & McCartney).

I need to fill a hole in a garage floor. But it's an odd situation, and
I'm not sure what the proper way to do it is. I ask here with much
trepidation: tried to find answers locally, but I have no "go-to" guy (or
gal) I can get good answers to these kinds of questions from. So I'll take
my chances here. (If you *must* speculate without actually knowing what
the hell you're talking about, go ahead: I'm hoping to get at least one or
two answers from knowledgable people.)


Sketches:

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The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring,
with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags.

- Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com)

California, earthquakes, old non-compliant construction, those are the top 3
reasons that I suggest you run fast away from this.

I can not imagine residential construction, (my assumption), where that room
would ever have be intending for finishing and I very much doubt that it can
pass the muster now.

I am not convinced that your plan, while extremely well thought out, will
meet the codes. Personally I would not get involved in this without a
written certification from a structural engineer.

If you feel the need to go ahead, I second the suggestion of another poster
to use plate steel. The road crews temporarily cover some fairly big
trenches around here with 1/2 or 3/4" steel plate on the roads where the big
rigs drive. You would need to confirm the thickness as I have never stopped
to measure it. -


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