Posted by tractor2325 on February 08, 2013 at 07:19:24 from (69.124.215.35):
[quote="Pops1532"](quoted from post at 10:58:40 12/28/12) Make sure your base is compacted well and doesn't have any sod that will decompose.
5" [b]minimum[/b] thickness.
#4 rebar spanning any/all excavations (plumbing or electrical trenches, etc) and across the door openings.
How will the building be used? If you're going to store heavy equipment you'll want rebar. If it's just going to see automotive use then 6X6 wire mesh will do.
Fiber has it's good points.
What mix are you going to use? I suggest 4000 psi for flat work.
Cut the relief grooves the day after the pour.
As others have said watch the slump.[/quote]
I used the 6 x 6 wire cloth - http://www.bwire.com/index.html - can be seen here - and I have had no problems with cracks or holes from weakness of any kind. Going on 15 years of extremely heavy equipment use and there is very little signs of wear and tear. Rebar is obviously heavier and will likely be more effective, but if you dont have the option, 6 x 6 wire cloth in stainless steel or any other comparative alloy will do the trick just fine. 15 years and running.....
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