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Article #299Re: Pouring Concrete Slab
From: rob
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 00:00
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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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