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09-26-2018, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Oldtimer
This goes without saying make sure they pull up on the mesh before they do the smooth out so it’s not just sitting on the bottom.
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They use standoffs. It basically centers the mesh.
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09-27-2018, 06:49 AM
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Then You have a excellent contractor. Seen too many times when the contractor would pour the concrete n leave the mesh sitting on the ground. Too lazy to do it right.
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09-27-2018, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by rbryan4
Mesh is very common here. Rebar would probably be overkill in areas like ours where the ground never freezes.
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We use rebar on slabs in heated garages too. Could be just that it is now common practice after seeing mesh failures quite a bit. Nothing beats proper prep of the ground beneath though.
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Originally Posted by rbryan4
They use standoffs. It basically centers the mesh.
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Standoffs around here are when two parties in disagreement who refuse to budge on their position. We use chairs. Lets the reinforcing take a break for a while.  While they work great for keeping the reinforcing at the proper height, they are a pain when you need to wheelbarrow the concrete across the pad to get to the area you are starting with.
I just got the grade for our drive and garage floor in our reno prepped for concrete. Need to do the drive as soon as the addition framing is done, or we will miss out on an opportunity this year. The garage can be done in the winter. The clock is ticking.......
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09-27-2018, 10:44 AM
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Hi: Jim Bennett... How do chairs keep the "Crete" still on the slippery slope? Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie 
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09-27-2018, 03:29 PM
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#325
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And we have a driveway and sidewalk. 
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09-27-2018, 06:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
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Standoffs around here are when two parties in disagreement who refuse to budge on their position. We use chairs. .......
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Also known by the term "dobies". In So.Calif., rebar ("deformed reinforcing bar") is required due to earth movement; we're in earthquake country. It's typically #3 (3/8" ,or, 10mm) @ 24"o.c. e/w.
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09-27-2018, 06:53 PM
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Very nice, Robert! Good time to brush up on your downhill serpentine backing skills 
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09-27-2018, 07:36 PM
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Very nice, Robert! Good time to brush up on your downhill serpentine backing skills |
Yessir! But once I'm down the drive, I'll be unhooking and using my Parkit360 for the 90 degree turn on the approach for the rv garage.
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09-27-2018, 07:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
Yessir! But once I'm down the drive, I'll be unhooking and using my Parkit360 for the 90 degree turn on the approach for the rv garage.
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We had enough space to make our camper's carport is a pull-through. Love it....
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09-27-2018, 08:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
They use standoffs. It basically centers the mesh.
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A correction: I thought they used some sort of risers or standoffs but they don't. I watched them pouring and forming one section. What they do is pour over the mesh, then wade into it and use a long hammer looking thing with a hook on the end of it. They go down and pull the mesh up into the center of the slab. Kind of what David described.
One other interesting side note - apparently the mix they use for the driveways and sidewalks is a little different than what they use on the slab. It has some sort of fiber additive that makes it more crack resistant and "plastic".
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09-27-2018, 08:31 PM
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Guess you don't need to worry about shoveling it.
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09-27-2018, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by War Eagle
We had enough space to make our camper's carport is a pull-through. Love it....
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We had plenty of space to do a pull through as well, Dave. But once I saw the estimated cost for the additional driveway and the rear door on the garage, I decided I could live with the back in.
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09-27-2018, 08:32 PM
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I've *seen* the mesh secured to risers, or sitting on blocks prior to a pour.
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09-27-2018, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by padlin
Guess you don't need to worry about shoveling it.
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It snows maybe once every 5 to 7 years here Bob. Usually there's no accumulation and it quickly melts. I don't know of anyone around here who owns a snow shovel.
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09-27-2018, 08:42 PM
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Snow shovels are handy for picking up leaves when you're raking the driveway. We use them like a giant dust pan. its never snowed here in the 20+ years i've lived at this address.... we did have a bit of sleet once or twice that left a brief accumulation of pellet ice on the ground, but not more than 1/4" and it was melted within an hour.
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09-28-2018, 02:36 PM
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#336
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Robert: The new place is coming along real nice with beautiful views. Maybe I'll come to you to do the mini-split! I haven't spent much time in Texas.
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09-28-2018, 03:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rubicon327
Robert: The new place is coming along real nice with beautiful views. Maybe I'll come to you to do the mini-split! I haven't spent much time in Texas.
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I guarantee you that would warrant a big pile of real Texas BBQ and a cooler of beer Dave. [emoji23]
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09-28-2018, 09:18 PM
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#338
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
I guarantee you that would warrant a big pile of real Texas BBQ and a cooler of beer Dave. [emoji23]
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09-29-2018, 12:56 PM
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Looks really good Robert. Are you still on track to move in in October?
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09-29-2018, 01:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg A
Looks really good Robert. Are you still on track to move in in October?
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Thanks Greg. Yep, hopefully around the 16th to the 20th. Don't have a firm date yet.
We wanted the pool built during the house build so we wouldn't have to hear that hammering of the rock during excavation. But, couldn't get it done due to a number of delays, etc. Oh well, I guess we can endure the noise for a few days.
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