"DRM" wrote in message
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I intend to pour a slab where my deck steps will land. The dimensions are
approximately 80"x24"x6" (LxWxD) or roughly 6-2/3 cubic feet. The
ready-mix plants in town won't take an order for anything less then 2
cubic yards, so I'm left to mix Quikcrete in my wheelbarrow. I'm thinking
mixing 20 40# bags of Quikrete is going to be a huge chore, so I'm
wondering if I can break up an existing concrete slab (the wife decided
she wanted the steps somewhere else) and use that as filler material --
not to save money but rather to cut down on the amount of mixing I will
have to do. Is this a stupid thing to do? Would it considerably weaken
the slab? If not, what would your filler-to-mix ratio be? Thanks for any
advice.

Dale



Why not just order the 2 yards of ready mix. They take back what you don't
use..your close to 1 yard as it is, it's simply a minimum order, they do not
require you to accept the full order, they never do. So what if you pay for
the extra yard, well worth it with the time you'll save plus all the back
breaking labor it would be to mix 20 bags!

-Brian