akboom87
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So called this morning and they were able to get me 8 yards out this morning. So very glad to have this poured and sealed up now. I did install more uprights just for a little more anchor points for when I pour the top slab. Also raked tamped the top to have a very rough surface finish to allow the top slab to bind even more.
Ideally this would have been one monolithic pour but I just don’t have the manpower or the capacity to be able to do this in a single pour. So footing is in. So now I will form up half of the top slab. From there I will need to see if I can do it in half and do 2 pours or if I will need to do 4 pours to make it manageable.
I am going to be renting a power screed for the top slab so that will help. As far as finishing I will just mag float and then I have a 4’ finish trowel on extensions. I plan on covering the slab down the road so I will not need a fully finished show quality finish on it.
It’s hard to tell in the pictures but the concrete is 5-6 inches lower than the top of finish grade. I will do 1-1/8 foam under all the top slab. Then I will have 1/2 pex line ran in place for all the water.
Ideally this would have been one monolithic pour but I just don’t have the manpower or the capacity to be able to do this in a single pour. So footing is in. So now I will form up half of the top slab. From there I will need to see if I can do it in half and do 2 pours or if I will need to do 4 pours to make it manageable.
I am going to be renting a power screed for the top slab so that will help. As far as finishing I will just mag float and then I have a 4’ finish trowel on extensions. I plan on covering the slab down the road so I will not need a fully finished show quality finish on it.
It’s hard to tell in the pictures but the concrete is 5-6 inches lower than the top of finish grade. I will do 1-1/8 foam under all the top slab. Then I will have 1/2 pex line ran in place for all the water.