if you have done your calculation right on the volume you should be fine.. just be sure to strike a level line with a laser level so to have something to finish to
Ayuh,.... 'n you shoulda stuck with that thread,...I touched on this topic in another thread, but thought this title would get right to the point. I'd like level an existing concrete foundation which was graded rather steeply at 7 1/2'' over an 18' run. I'm looking at doing this in two locations- one under the house (carport), one on a concrete parking area. I'm thinking of cleaning the old concrete, drilling some holes in it, adding rebar to help reduce any shifting, and then call in a truck for the pour. It looks like it would be about three yards in each location. How does this manner of leveling sound? Thanks- Aaron
What is it you want to build? Your slab isn't a "foundation" and likely has no footers.I just want to level part of it so I can build something on top of the level foundation.
Ayuh,... Click on the links in post #4 to find his Other thread, with all the Information...:whistling2:What is it you want to build? Your slab isn't a "foundation" and likely has no footers.
I touched on this topic in another thread, but thought this title would get right to the point. I'd like level an existing concrete foundation which was graded rather steeply at 7 1/2'' over an 18' run. I'm looking at doing this in two locations- one under the house (carport), one on a concrete parking area. I'm thinking of cleaning the old concrete, drilling some holes in it, adding rebar to help reduce any shifting, and then call in a truck for the pour. It looks like it would be about three yards in each location. How does this manner of leveling sound? Thanks- Aaron
Canarywood- Thanks for your reply. Is the feather edge always a bad idea? If it is an issue of traffic/ weather, would thinset/ tile over the top mitigate the degradation problem or is it another issue like brittleness in the thin feateredge? Thanks again, Aaron
We have done that before. Cheaper than the concrete also. I didn't read the other thread so I am just going by what you have here.Thanks Canarywood. I sure appreciate the information. I asked another similar question in another section of the forum- basically using sleepers over vapor barrier over concrete to attempt the same thing- a level floor for a living area. If you have the time, I'd be curious if you'd ever seen this or another solution to this problem. -Aaron
http://www.diychatroom.com/f19/small-wood-shop-grade-165832/#post1081792
Thanks Canarywood. I sure appreciate the information. I asked another similar question in another section of the forum- basically using sleepers over vapor barrier over concrete to attempt the same thing- a level floor for a living area. If you have the time, I'd be curious if you'd ever seen this or another solution to this problem. -Aaron
That would be a much better and a lot cheaper solution to your problem,just be sure to use PT sleepers.
Last question and then that's it (until the next time :laughing: Should I anchor the sleepers to the concrete? If so, with what? Thanks again all. -Aaron
I have decided to go with the sleeper method, at least on the interior project. My intention was to do concrete, vapor barrier barrier, sleeper, ply sub-floor. A construction adhesive would just adhere my sleeper to the vapor barrier and not to the concrete. Would you put the vapor barrier elsewhere?