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How much does it cost to pour a concrete driveway?
how much does it cost to form and pour concrete in Mobile, AL
How much to pour a concrete slab 12x24?
about how much to pour a concrete slaba 12 x 14'
What is a crawl foundation in construction?
Instead of pouring a concrete slab for your floor you can have it built out of engineered i-joist. They do this by building concrete footings with a stem wall on top of that. They will then pour footings for pony walls or post and beams to support the i-joist's. They will then run the joist over the pony walls which will create your CRAWL SPACE. This also gives you the ability to fully insulate underneath the floor and have access to your plumbing if you run into problems with that later on. its also a little more forgiving when your children take those tumbles to the floor.
Can you pour a concrete slab onto another concrete slab?
No. Concrete won't bond to concrete. It will end up cracking.
Do you need a license to pour concrete?
Yes
What is a monolithic pour?
A pour of concrete, all at a single time. Also called a one-pour system. Contrast with two-pour system. At the same time you pour the floor, you are going to pour the perimeter footings. This is called a monolithic pour (or monolithic slab).
What is the freezing point of concrete?
You're not supposed to pour concrete below 40ºfThere additives you can use in cold weather, and as concrete generates it's own heat as it cures, you can cover it with something insulative if it gets real cold.We've poured footings and foundations when the temp was in single digits, but you'll need to add the special "antifreeze".
What is a construction former?
This term may be referring to a carpenter who "forms" concrete. That is setting forms to place concrete into for walls, floors, footings and such.
How big should your house footings be?
Footing for chimneys should usually be double the width of the concrete block. For example, an 8-foot concrete block should have a 16-foot wide footing.
How do you measure area for cubic yards for concrete footings?
Length x Width x Depth
How to Construct Proper Footings for Your Deck?
A well-constructed deck must have proper footings in order to be stable and secure. Make sure to dig your footing holes deep enough so that they are on undisturbed soil and sit below the deepest point of frost penetration. Once the holes are dug, line the bottoms with gravel for drainage, then pour concrete into the holes. The footing depth in inches divided by eight will tell you how many bags of concrete mix you need.
Do you have to pour all your concrete footings at once?
You should or at least each wall at the same time. You could pour it in sections as long as the rebar was joining each section. The problem would be at the joints. How to form up a section of the footing with the re bar in place. If the rebar is not tied together, the wall will move and never be what it should be.
How much does it cost to pour a concrete driveway?
how much does it cost to form and pour concrete in Mobile, AL
How much to pour a concrete slab 12x24?
about how much to pour a concrete slaba 12 x 14'
What is a crawl foundation in construction?
Instead of pouring a concrete slab for your floor you can have it built out of engineered i-joist. They do this by building concrete footings with a stem wall on top of that. They will then pour footings for pony walls or post and beams to support the i-joist's. They will then run the joist over the pony walls which will create your CRAWL SPACE. This also gives you the ability to fully insulate underneath the floor and have access to your plumbing if you run into problems with that later on. its also a little more forgiving when your children take those tumbles to the floor.
How do you cover brick with concrete?
POUR THE CONCRETE OVER THE BRICK
How to prepare the ground to pour a concrete curb?
There are a number of ways in which you could prepare the ground to pour a concrete curb. You could level the surface and pour sand.
