Floor poured in my pole building

[paulharvey]

Is there such a thing as it curing too slow? I really want to move stuff in but don't want to rush it, my plan was to move everything in the 13th day, I think that should be enough time.

Plenty of time. No there there is no harm from waiting. Concrete will continue to get stronger by a few lbs PSI over the next month weather you are using it or not.

 

[wmonroe]

Plenty of time. No there there is no harm from waiting. Concrete will continue to get stronger by a few lbs PSI over the next month weather you are using it or not.

Thanks, that's what I thought but wanted to check. This was an expensive project for me and I didn't want to mess something up by being impatient.

 

[wmonroe]

Nice floor, what did they use for sealer?

Dave

I will have to check and see what brand it is. It is a "cure and seal" sealer but I will get the info.

 

[newbury]

Thanks, that's what I thought but wanted to check. This was an expensive project for me and I didn't want to mess something up by being impatient.

I'm thinking of getting a pad laid, do you mind telling us what it cost /yard or square foot?

 

[Danno1]

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Wmunroe,

Some one said it a few posts back, and I tell everyone, coat it w a good brand of epoxy (not Rustoleum!) before you fill it up. I used Benjamin Moore, but there are others too. There are a number of threads on this board.

You'll never be sorry you did.



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[wmonroe]

I'm thinking of getting a pad laid, do you mind telling us what it cost /yard or square foot?

Labor was 3800.

Concrete was 121/yard

24' of floor drain was a couple hundred and I can't remember what the 6 gauge wire or plastic cost.

It was an expensive project.

 

[wmonroe]

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Wmunroe,

Some one said it a few posts back, and I tell everyone, coat it w a good brand of epoxy (not Rustoleum!) before you fill it up. I used Benjamin Moore, but there are others too. There are a number of threads on this board.

You'll never be sorry you did.

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It has a clear sealer coat on it but that is all I'll do. Epoxy isn't going to stand up to well to the equipment, welder, torches, etc. I would love to have a nice floor coating but for how I'm going to use it it just won't be practical.

 

[SPIKER]

I'm thinking of getting a pad laid, do you mind telling us what it cost /yard or square foot?

Newbury: price will depend on area you are in as well. My pad was $7800 for 60 yards of 6000psi with fiber with an ave depth of about 5" depth. I also had maybe 3 yards left over from the pour and simply had them dump it and smooth it out in front of my pad which had a 2x6 as the edge so this filled and leveled out the pad nicely.
Mine was laid by an amish crew & they did a great job but got started a bit late for when the trucks were due to arrive. I'm very happy for the job and even their pay, 2800 or so was their pay. The concrete was less than the typical cost as I'm not too far from the plant. It was bit less than 85/yard delivered and at the time (Sept. 2011 so not much being ordered helped a lot too I'm sure.)

My only BIG issue was they had one of the boys with them as a helper maybe 9 or so years old. Boy was great to help them & used my hose water to clean up the tools. The bad thing (we had a bad drought) and the boy flipped the wire hold down on the hose bib. when well level dropped he just dropped the hose leaving my pump to run dry. It ended up killing my pump 4 or 5 days later it was done. I dont know how long my pump ran empty but I walked by the well head & heard it sucking air after they had packed up. that added 1200 more to the cost to cover the well cleanout and pump replacement.

Costs above did not include the mesh, plastic, compactor, or the styrofoam and PEX I had added prior to them getting there. My brother and I put all that in had the floor surface compacted leveled to the barn 2nd floor, foil bubble bubble and poly insulation along with 1.5" of pink & white styro. all that added probably 4 or more grand to that cost.

Mark

 

[mudcat47537]

We sell 4000 psi to non contractors for $112 per yard fiber mesh adds $6 per yard. When I do a job myself I charge $3.85 per square foot. This includes final grading, additional fill is extra wire mat or fiber reinforcement is included. Anything less than 400sq' runs a little more some jobs can be a little less depending of location accessibility and how well they feed us. Lol if the homeowner insists on helping us it runs more.
Prices vary greatly by region though. We did a 60x110 pile barn for a friend down in KY last year. Concrete was $40 less to the homeowner than I could buy it for at contractor price where I worked.

 

[LD1]

Edit: I see you already answered most of these questions:mur: forgot to read page 2:laughing:

So what are the details??

How thick??
Wire or fiber or both???
What sealer??

Also, I would rent a saw (or hire it done if you choose) and cut that slab every 10' square. Otherwise, it will most likely crack.

It looks like the finishers did a heck of a job. It looks very nice.

As to moving stuff in, After 7 says its strong enough for about anything with tires. But if you have some heavy shelving with metal legs or something like that, I might wait a tad longer cause it will still scratch the surface pretty easily.