How to Pour a Concrete Slab: The Basics The bulk of the work for a new slab is in the excavation and form building. If you have to level a sloped site or bring in a lot of fill, hire an excavator ...

The purpose for which you’re pouring a concrete slab will determine the thickness of your concrete and the type of reinforcement you’ll need to install.

Floor for outbuilding. A 3- to 4-inch slab will work for the floor of a storage or tool shed, workshop, garden shed, or playhouse. Steps to pouring a concrete slab 2. Phone a one-call number ...

Garage. Similar to parking, concrete garage flooring needs to be thick and strong enough to take the weight of one or more vehicles. Patio or pool deck. Here, pouring a concrete slab 4 inches in ...

In this video, I show how to create a large concrete slab from start to finish. "Voice Of America Is Being Silenced": Director Speaks Out After Trump Starts Dismantling U.S.-Funded Broadcast ...

Discover essential tips and advice from expert columnists on vertical concrete placement for a successful forming project including safety precautions, how to properly define consolidation issues ...

These two men are checking the diagonal measurement for the forms for a concrete slab. They want to make sure it’s square. (Tim Carter/TNS) Perspective by Tim Carter Recently, a 75-year-old man ...

Applying control-joint filler demands balancing hardness to transfer loads, flexibility to move with the slabs and application timing to minimize tearing.