Pouring my own garage floor.

   / Pouring my own garage floor. #21  
scesnick said:
I built a new pole garage recently 30x40 and I also got a new concrete mixer for a smaller stone veneer project. I need a floor in my garage still and I was wondering if anyone here has poured their own floor with just a 8 cubic Ft. mixer?

I realize it is a big job but why can't I just pour sections ? I am really in no hurry at all. Any opinion is welcomed. I am just thinking out loud here and will most likely just bite the bullet and pay the $2,500 and have someone pour it for me.

In June05 I had a concrete slab poured for a 24'x42' steel pole garage/shop. The slab is 6" thick, 3000 psi concrete, Visqueen plastic vapor barrier, #4 (1/2") rebar criss-crossed on 24" centers, grooved on 10 ft centers. Cost: $7500. Only two small checks (surface cracks) each about 4 ft long.

You get what you pay for. Doing it by the sack, you're going to work your rear end off and very likely not be satisfied with the result.

Pouring a slab in sections might be OK for a patio. Not OK for a garage floor that has to support heavy loads.
 
   / Pouring my own garage floor. #22  
The floor in my shop is partially concrete - 10x25 feet, the sidewalk around the front 30x4, under the barn another 10x10 and this month i poured another two parts 10x10 - one for hay storage and the other for tack room.

All done with the Harbor Freight mixer which is i think 2 1/2 cf. I prefer to do things by myself beeing cheep and picky :) , but for a big job like yours I would hire it out. Just the amount of material to deliver is bit overwhelming, IMHO.

But I would prepare the framing and rebar myself and made sure I am around when the work is being done.
 

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