Thanks for the comment! The orange/red tubes that you see are part of the Quick Dowel system. It's two piece system; the base gets screwed to the form and the tube slides over the base to hold it in place. When you pull the form, the tube stays in the concrete and the base comes off with from. The bases can be used for years if you take care of them. I'll leave links to the sales page on our website as well as a how-to video on the system. Thanks for watching Deco-Crete TV!!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4XmPodKjz98.html www.deco-cretesupply.com/products/forms-expansion-wire/5-8-quicdowel-base
My perimeter drainage for a small area in my Carport is 2.5” thick but overall it’s 4” and with rebar 12mm grid on 18” centres. Is this 2.5” thickness that critical for about 2ft by 12” wide? Thanks.
4" would be ideal, and if you can get the drainage pipe lower, that would be best. If not, sometimes you just have to the best you can. That thin area will be weaker than the rest of the slab, but it won't just fall apart. I would try not to drive on the spot if possible. Thanks for watching Deco-Crete TV!!!!
Thanks for the comment! The base rocks should be 3"-4" thick. It's also important to compact the sub base material, you can rent plate compactors from most tool rental shops. I'll leave a link to another video covering sub base prep and forming. Thanks for watching Deco-Crete TV!!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-grwqtx5ajUQ.html
Thanks for sharing this video! I plan on pouring a thick slab at my back door and am curious if there's a limit to how think I can pour? I want the slab to be 14"with a step at 7 inches. Now I know I should just pour this on top of the ground, so I plan to dig down 6 to 12 inches deep and that will make my slab 26 Inches think. Is this a bad plan?
You are welcome, and thanks for the comment! There's really no limit to how thick you can pour. The downsides to pouring that thick would be the cost and the extra weight from that much concrete. As long as the ground you pouring on is stable, you'll be fine. Thanks for watching Deco-Crete TV!!!
@@DecoCreteTV Thanks! I think I will do the 12 inches underground with just small stones and pour on top of them. Thus bringing me back to 14 inches thick. I'll probably put some wire mesh and rebar into the cement, to help strengthen it
@@DecoCreteTV I decided to dig it out a foot deep and fill it with 3/4" stone. then build my forms and pour on top of that. Is this a good idea? Also I am going right up against the (former bulkhead) foundation. Id that a bad idea? should I put a space between them? Thanks again!
@@nhbuddy That sounds like it should work just fine! I would recommend using expansion joint between the new concrete and the foundation. Here's a link to a video on expansion joint. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VXsWYGhQfqs.html
I have a cement slab under my pavers on my lani. Can I pick up the pavers and fill with concrete? Can't make higher than paver height because the lani door would not open.
Thanks for the comment! How thick are the pavers? Most concrete mixes need to be poured at a minimum of 2" thick. You could check with your local ready mix plant to see if they have a good mix for thinner pours. You could also use an overlay mix if it needs to under the minimum thickness for standard concrete. Thanks for watching Deco-Crete TV!!!
Thanks for the comment! The compressive strength of concrete for basement load-bearing walls depends on your location and exposure to weather. The best thing would be to check with your local ready mix concrete plant, they should be able to answer your question. You could also look up the building code for your area to see what the spec says. Hopefully this helps! Thanks for watching Deco-Crete TV!!!
Do concrete guys actually pour inch slabs or 3.5's. Standard 2x4's a 3.5 inches and does that still count as a 4inch slab measurement to the concrete supplier? Or would that 12th of concrete just be extra?
Thanks for the comment! Even though the slab gets formed with 2x4's that are 3.5" tall, the slab still gets graded to 4". Some might pour 3.5" right up against the form so none of the concrete runs out, but the rest of the slab is still 4" thick. Thanks for watching Deco-Crete TV!!!
Thanks for the comment!! I would talk this over with your ready-mix supplier to see how they feel about it. You can definitely do that, but there is some risk of excessive cracking when going that thin over top of asphalt. It would kind depend on your expectations. Thanks for checking out our channel👍
I started working with concrete back in 1922, in those days the concrete was much stronger because it was made in the USA.. now days, this china concrete is weak.. I’m still laying it, but miss the old days
Please stop...It’s not the “China” concrete that’s a problem. I’m so sick of these passive comments. It’s like me saying, I loved working with different people, but one I started interacting with “U.S.A. People, I have to Actually dumb myself down to their ignorance.... only you can prevent stupidity.
