Concrete Pad
I need to pour a concrete pad 4X4 ft to set a ramp to a dock on. The
pad will be in a very steep dirt bank with tree roots. About how deep should it be and should one use re bar or wire mesh? |
Concrete Pad
Bobby wrote:
I need to pour a concrete pad 4X4 ft to set a ramp to a dock on. The pad will be in a very steep dirt bank with tree roots. About how deep should it be and should one use re bar or wire mesh? I have no experience in doing this- but I think you'll need to expand a bit if you want real help. . . Riverbank, lake bank, pond bank? Maine or Florida? Sand, Gravel, clay? Want it to last a year- or 50? What purpose will it really be serving? as an anchor to the dock, or a sundeck? Jim |
Concrete Pad
On Oct 29, 1:52 pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
Bobby wrote: I need to pour a concrete pad 4X4 ft to set a ramp to a dock on. The pad will be in a very steep dirt bank with tree roots. About how deep should it be and should one use re bar or wire mesh? I have no experience in doing this- but I think you'll need to expand a bit if you want real help. . . Riverbank, lake bank, pond bank? Maine or Florida? Sand, Gravel, clay? Want it to last a year- or 50? What purpose will it really be serving? as an anchor to the dock, or a sundeck? Jim The pad I need to form is to support the end of a ramp that goes to the dock. The ramp is 60 feet long from the lake bank and about15ft higher than the water. |
Concrete Pad
On Oct 29, 5:19 pm, Bobby wrote:
On Oct 29, 1:52 pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote: Bobby wrote: I need to pour a concrete pad 4X4 ft to set a ramp to a dock on. The pad will be in a very steep dirt bank with tree roots. About how deep should it be and should one use re bar or wire mesh? I have no experience in doing this- but I think you'll need to expand a bit if you want real help. . . Riverbank, lake bank, pond bank? Maine or Florida? Sand, Gravel, clay? Want it to last a year- or 50? What purpose will it really be serving? as an anchor to the dock, or a sundeck? Jim The pad I need to form is to support the end of a ramp that goes to the dock. The ramp is 60 feet long from the lake bank and about15ft higher than the water. I should think that the edges should be 8 inches deep and the rest 4 inches thick. This assumes there is no need to deal with frost heave. A #4 bar laid in the thickened edge would be a good idea with tree roots in the area. A long ramp may need a thickened slab with a piece of reinforcing at the foot. T |
Concrete Pad
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