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Article #237Re: Pouring Concrete Slab
From: Jim Ilkay
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 00:00
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I know you mean the siding can be lower than the "top" of the slab but I wanted to clarify this. You want any type of siding kept at least 4 to 6 inches above grade level. Jim Ilkay rob wrote in message <37C1A558.D0D47383@home.com>... >go ahead and pour a little or a lot underground only costs more.....do not >forget to put a .5 or 1inch by half or one inch deep impression around the >perimeter of the slab so the siding can be just a tad lower than the >slab...this stops the water from running into the building ... > >Bill Nalepka wrote: > >> I have to pour a concrete slab for a 10' x 8' garden shed and I have a >> couple of questions. >> >> I've been told that diesel fuel will work on the wood forms as a release >> agent for the concrete. Any comments? >> >> Unfortunately, I dug my hole a little too deep and now the forms are >> sitting about 1" above the gravel base. Should I get additional gravel so >> it comes up beyond the bottom of the form or is okay to pour concrete >> which will "ooze" out the bottom of the form. (This will be below grade) >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bill. >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 104d3a,4ceea2926d24aafd X-Google-Attributes: gid104d3a,public From: "Jim Ilkay" <ilkay@home.com> Subject: Re: Pouring Concrete Slab Date: 1999/08/25 Message-ID: <rAPw3.18460$H6.3163328@news1.rdc1.on.wave.home.com> X-Deja-AN: 516956327 References: <MPG.122a1fcb5e8e8640989687@news.ym1.on.wave.home.com> <37C1A558.D0D47383@home.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.rdc1.on.wave.home.com 935576983 24.114.2.174 (Wed, 25 Aug 1999 03:29:43 PDT) Organization: @Home Network Canada NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 03:29:43 PDT Newsgroups: can.construction