floating slab for a one car garage?

10-26-2012, 09:36 PM	#16
GBrackins Member     Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Fairhaven, Massachusetts Posts: 2,245	floating slab for a one car garage? Basic Concrete Engineering for Builders by Max Schwartz - http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Concrete.../dp/1572180919 __________________ Gary "You get what you pay for, and sometimes free costs more!"

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10-26-2012, 10:02 PM	#17
CJIII Member   Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Montgomery,AL Posts: 129	floating slab for a one car garage? Ok thanks!

10-29-2012, 08:15 PM	#18
CJIII Member   Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Montgomery,AL Posts: 129	floating slab for a one car garage? The city requires a 12''x12'' footing since we have bad soil.

10-29-2012, 09:24 PM	#19
Canarywood1 Member   Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sarasota,Florida Posts: 961	floating slab for a one car garage? Quote: Originally Posted by CJIII The city requires a 12''x12'' footing since we have bad soil. You'll have to find out from the city if the footings have to be a seperate pour, or if it can be a monolithic pour,and go according to their requirements,also ask about inspections before pouring.

10-29-2012, 09:30 PM	#20
CJIII Member   Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Montgomery,AL Posts: 129	floating slab for a one car garage? Its one pour.

10-29-2012, 09:35 PM	#21
Canarywood1 Member   Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sarasota,Florida Posts: 961	floating slab for a one car garage? Quote: Originally Posted by CJIII Its one pour. What about inspection??

10-29-2012, 10:50 PM	#22
jomama45 Concrete & Masonry   Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,276	floating slab for a one car garage? WHat you're looking to build is a grade-beam/thickened-edge/turned-down slab. Extremely common here. As a matter of fact, we just did a 42' x 60' last week. The forming and bracing is a little more complicated than a typical slab on grade, but otherwise, it's the same animal..............

10-30-2012, 12:13 AM	#23
CJIII Member   Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Montgomery,AL Posts: 129	floating slab for a one car garage? I think it has to be inspected.

10-30-2012, 12:38 PM	#24
Canarywood1 Member   Join Date: May 2012 Location: Sarasota,Florida Posts: 961	floating slab for a one car garage? Quote: Originally Posted by CJIII I think it has to be inspected. Then your good to go,when you get it framed up call for inspection,and after that's done make your pour,just be sure and have plenty of help.

10-30-2012, 05:11 PM	#25
CJIII Member   Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Montgomery,AL Posts: 129	floating slab for a one car garage? Ok guys thanks for the help.