Posted by CAS on June 28, 2014 at 13:56:48 from (67.240.133.144):
In Reply to: Shop floor concrete posted by UP Oliver on June 28, 2014 at 13:10:16:
Seven years ago I poured my shop floor in 2 sections. They were 40X50 fr. In the shop section I put the box wire and pex tube in the floor. Concrete was a 4000 lb mix and 6 inches thick. In the storage section used the box wire, 4000 lb mix and 4 inches thick. It was in 2 pours and the only joint is between the 2 slabs. Sealed the concrete the day after pour. There are no cracks in the floor and the heaviest machine I drive on it fairly often weighs about 24,500 lbs. I think the most important things I did were putting 3 foot of gravel in one year before and letting it settle over winter. Second thing was tamping with a little vibrating packer you push around by hand after leveling the base. Everybody talks about rebar, fiber in the cement, and thickness. Over the years we have poured quite a bit of cement. The best and longest lasting were where extra time and thought was given to drainage and a firm base. Doing those two things in my mind will do more than anything else. One other thing I did was put about 2 inches of #1 stone under all of the cement.
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