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Code54
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Thanks for the info and I have a few updates.
I removed the slab today (Lifted one side up about 5' - stuck some old logs under it and dropped it about 5 or 6 times -this broke it up pretty well). got the old concrete out of the garage up to the existing crack. Tomorrow I hope to cut it square.
When I got the slabs up I found 2 pipes under there. Looks to be footer drains. The problem is the 2nd one is perforated and is sitting ON the footer. So basically the water goes out of the pipe under the slab onto the footer. Guessing that would be a good reason for the cracking issues. I plan on getting them both out of there and trenching over the hill (fairly steep so the downward slop will be more than enough to keep everything running).
I bought a rotary hammer today to help break up the concrete and got a set of bits so I could anchor rebar into the old slab. I was told to drill the hole slightly small then use the rotary hammer to drive the rebar into the old slab to anchor it??
Where i am at I really have no option on hiring help. When I had the patio poured (14 yards) I called 8 concrete contractor and 2 showed up. Didn't even like either one but had to hire one so we did. When he poured the patio work sent me out of town so I was not present - he use NO reinforcement or fiber, it varies 4" over 10 feet (as in up and down and back up - does not even look flat), he "forgot" to finish the exposed edges and tore the yard up so bad it needed rototiller and replaced.
Anyway - no one wants small jobs here and after the last experience I have no interest in bothering with anyone.
I know this sounds weird but I don't really care about the work of mixing it. I figure it saves me from going to the gym... About 5 years ago I had to pour a BUNCH of smaller pads, several footing, and few 4'x7' pads (think the total was 145 80lbs bags) and lived through it so I am game for it. My other problem is I don't have a full day to do it. I can get 4-5 hrs at a shot so the idea of smaller sections works well in my case. I was thinking of fixing the garage floor first. That is only about 10'x2.5' so it should be easy.
Then I was thinking of just doing the pad in 2 sections 5x10 each. My one buddy said he can help mix and pour so that should help a lot.
Today I dug down about 14" and plan on putting about 8" or 9" inches of gravel down then only building the forms and slightly sloping it away from the garage - figure the gravel will help with the heaving a lot....
Thanks everyone for all the information and ideas. I will be incorporating a bunch of them as I go!
I removed the slab today (Lifted one side up about 5' - stuck some old logs under it and dropped it about 5 or 6 times -this broke it up pretty well). got the old concrete out of the garage up to the existing crack. Tomorrow I hope to cut it square.
When I got the slabs up I found 2 pipes under there. Looks to be footer drains. The problem is the 2nd one is perforated and is sitting ON the footer. So basically the water goes out of the pipe under the slab onto the footer. Guessing that would be a good reason for the cracking issues. I plan on getting them both out of there and trenching over the hill (fairly steep so the downward slop will be more than enough to keep everything running).
I bought a rotary hammer today to help break up the concrete and got a set of bits so I could anchor rebar into the old slab. I was told to drill the hole slightly small then use the rotary hammer to drive the rebar into the old slab to anchor it??
Where i am at I really have no option on hiring help. When I had the patio poured (14 yards) I called 8 concrete contractor and 2 showed up. Didn't even like either one but had to hire one so we did. When he poured the patio work sent me out of town so I was not present - he use NO reinforcement or fiber, it varies 4" over 10 feet (as in up and down and back up - does not even look flat), he "forgot" to finish the exposed edges and tore the yard up so bad it needed rototiller and replaced.
Anyway - no one wants small jobs here and after the last experience I have no interest in bothering with anyone.
I know this sounds weird but I don't really care about the work of mixing it. I figure it saves me from going to the gym... About 5 years ago I had to pour a BUNCH of smaller pads, several footing, and few 4'x7' pads (think the total was 145 80lbs bags) and lived through it so I am game for it. My other problem is I don't have a full day to do it. I can get 4-5 hrs at a shot so the idea of smaller sections works well in my case. I was thinking of fixing the garage floor first. That is only about 10'x2.5' so it should be easy.
Then I was thinking of just doing the pad in 2 sections 5x10 each. My one buddy said he can help mix and pour so that should help a lot.
Today I dug down about 14" and plan on putting about 8" or 9" inches of gravel down then only building the forms and slightly sloping it away from the garage - figure the gravel will help with the heaving a lot....
Thanks everyone for all the information and ideas. I will be incorporating a bunch of them as I go!
