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Nesgroup address: alt.building.construction - Date & Time for the message: / Author of the message: Matt Whiting |
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Re: slab thickness
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RicodJour wrote: > Matt Whiting wrote: > >>Rico >> >>>Bob's got it right, the slab doesn't move unless something underneath >>>it does. Preparation - drainage, compaction, etc. - is the key. >> >>Absolutely correct, but the problem is that you can't guarantee that >>something won't move. Thus a little reinforcement is, IMO, cheap insurance. > > > Much like the single guy with no dependents buying life insurance. > It's cheap, but is it necessary? Too many people think that it is a > panacea for all problems concrete. It's not. Just like painting, slab > on grade results are all in the preparation. Not a good analogy at all. I've seen many slabs crack and shift up to an inch even with what appeared to be proper preparation. And there is a major road nearby that hs shifted nearly 6' in one set of lanes of a divided highway. I'm sure the construction company thought they had |
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