Re: Concrete floor for pole barn

Posted by Franz on April 11, 2001 at 17:34:57 from (209.130.177.215):

In Reply to: Concrete floor for pole barn posted by Warren on April 11, 2001 at 09:50:47:

Just a couple thoughts- I'm in New York, south shore of Lake Ontario, where according to DOT, we have the most freeze/thaw cycles of anyplace in the country.
One thing that really helps a lot is a vertical apron of 2" styrofoam buried down to 3 feet. This will stop frost from traveling under your floor from the outside, and keep the barn a lot warmer in winter. In Alaska, they also bury a horizontal apron out from the foundation because frost goes real deep up there.
Fiberglass concrete is wonderful, unless you're the guy laying it. Adding Rebar and mesh makes it near perfect, especially if you use a vibrator when pouring to eliminate the air from forming bubbles. Floor masons hate vibrators cause it requires more concrete and labor.
Definitely, poly under the concrete, AFTER THOROUGH COMPACTION. Proper compaction means less cracks later. If you are going to run heavy equipment across the floor, put in some bullnoses where the traffic will be.
If you'll be running tracked equipment across it, put in some used railroad rail for the tracks to run on. Rails flush with the floor also come in real handy for fabrication and welding, especially if you remember to weld them together before piouring.

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