[Dargo]

Originally Posted by LD1

Dargo- Did you use anything under the concrete for a base like limestone. If not I agree that the concrete needs to be thicker than normal if pouring over dirt.

Here's a picture today in the rain. As you can see we're using #11's and compacting them. Some of the pumper trucks and concrete trucks coming down my driveway are approaching 90,000 pounds. Literally dozens and dozens have been up and down with no problems. And, I do have forklifts running in both of my barns. They do put down quite a bit of weight in a small area. However, one real plus of the added strength was demonstrated in the last few weeks when we had several earthquakes. The good base and strong well engineered slabs survived well.

To be honest, I did get talked into using the fiber reinforced concrete around my pool area. No offense, but I wish I hadn't. I'm not impressed with it at all. I have more cracking with it than any other concrete I've had poured anywhere. Like I mentioned earlier, this will make nearly 800 yards at my place. Since it's sooo darn expensive to do (at least in my book), I'd rather take my lumps up front with the cost than having to tear it out like I did the first section that was only 4" thick. There again, I plan to live here all my life and I'm doing this for the long run as well.

I also included a picture of the pumper truck which made it far easier to reach all the way inside the barn.