wroughtn_harv
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I talked to concrete contractor Tuesday and he said he's paying $79.00 out of Terrell, Texas, quotes a $110.00.
Concrete prices per yard
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EddieWalker
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If you are thinking about pouring, do it now. Price of fuel will dictate what the final cost of the concrete is, and as fuel prices increase, so do transportation costs to get the materials to the plant, run the plan and get the mix out to the job.
I've only heard it called "pouring" and most of the guys I've worked with call it "mud" not concrete.
I've never seen the fiberglass do anthing either. It sounds good in theory, but rebar is proven to work every time when done properly. Wire mesh is good if you can keep it in the middle of the mud. Unfortunately, most guys walk on it while working it and then try to pull it up into the middle while also standing on it. In every case that I've seen, they do that for show when somebody is looking, and leave it on the bottom otherwise.
The stuff Dargo uses is the best, but you also pay quite a bit more for that heavy duty, thick stuff. It's stiff and flat, so it rests on a chair nicely for a perfect end result.
Eddie
I've only heard it called "pouring" and most of the guys I've worked with call it "mud" not concrete.
I've never seen the fiberglass do anthing either. It sounds good in theory, but rebar is proven to work every time when done properly. Wire mesh is good if you can keep it in the middle of the mud. Unfortunately, most guys walk on it while working it and then try to pull it up into the middle while also standing on it. In every case that I've seen, they do that for show when somebody is looking, and leave it on the bottom otherwise.
The stuff Dargo uses is the best, but you also pay quite a bit more for that heavy duty, thick stuff. It's stiff and flat, so it rests on a chair nicely for a perfect end result.
Eddie
tulenutn2o
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Only 2 guarantees with concrete; it WILL get hard and it WILL CRACK!
Survey1
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Add another vote for "pour". At the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, we pour runways, taxiways and aprons from an onsite batch plant, and LaFarge supplies the mud when we pour elevated slabs, we pour columns, we pour slabs.....the superintendent always asks if we are "poured out" yet and in the meetings we schedule pour dates. Any accelerants or high/early mixes have proven to crack more here. Oh yes and we "formed" it all. Also the steel mesh has proven to be handled much easier for the sidewalk pours versus the welded wire roll stuff. Just my 2cents since i've been setting grade and edge form at this one site for almost 3 years now and I'm about to pour a floor in my pole barn. I will be doing it all except the finishing.
MMH
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Good info here!
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... anybody keeping count of the number of terms we have encountered thus far for delivering the composite construction material, composed of Portland cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash, slag cement, a coarse aggregate made of gravels or crushed rocks such as limestone, or granite, plus a fine aggregate such as sand, water, and chemical admixtures to the point of use?
I got lost....
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I got lost....
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PILOON
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LOL
Only other discussions that introduces as many terms for the same product is when they start discussing gravel drives and the varieties/grades of material.
Sure must play hard on migrant workers.
Interesting reads all the same.
buckeyefarmer
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So it was delivered to you already set up?
Last summer I paid $95 yr for 4000psi. I poured 27 yds in my barn. It is so nice having a concrete floor...
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I've learned a lot by reading many of the posts on concrete. I have a project I am planning for later this year. It will be about a 36'x36' square garage pending zoning approvals. I am in CT so I am assuming I will need 42 inch footings. How wide would they need to be? My intention is to get the foundation in this late summer/fall. How long should I wait to have the floor done? Should I wait for the dirt to settle? Should I put in expansion joints or cut them later? Or do I need them? I likely will build the garage next year so I can wait to pour the floor. Should I do the floor last? Can someone suggest a good rebar layout for this size or a project? I will be parking 4-6 cars in the garage, have an car-lift, as well as occasionally driving a 10,000 pound forklift so I need a strong floor. The lift requires 4 inches of concrete but that sounds a little thin to me? How is a 10,000 lb forklift on 4 inches of concrete? I'm thinking 6 inch floor would be better (or maybe I would feel better). I'm having professionals dig the foundation and likely do the forms and pour the concrete. I will likely do the rebar myself as well as assist the pouring concrete letting the professionals do the finishing. I just would like some guidelines and things to look out for when trying to hire the right professional. Thanks for your advice!
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I'd go as soon as you can. Prices are going up for both concrete and steel along with increased delivery surcharges for fuel. As I mentioned, with reasonably heavy equipment, I went with a 10" high strength concrete pour in my barn. A 10k forklift will bust up a 4" floor in no time. Although I've had to do it at times, I strongly prefer to only do a pour once. In your case I wouldn't consider anything less than 6" of 4000psi concrete using the 1/4" rebar matting on seats in the middle of your pour. You're wasting your time if you use that flimsy roll out wire. I've ripped out concrete that was only 10 years old and that roll out wire had already rusted away inside the concrete and was completely useless. Well, at least it made it easy to rip out.
