It absolutely isn't cement but it kills the dust and yes the ratchets in the sand gets old. I attached a couple photos, not very good ones, but gives you an idea. Like the other post of a bag for 4ft sq should work quite well. I probably used less than 20 bags on a 30 x 60 so it wasn't more than a couple cm thick. Was going to be a winter thing which turned out to be a few years lol. Now I get the cement all done and I move so its just a storage shed now, so gravel would have been fine for my future use. Oh and the other huge advantage was it stopped the mice from burrowing under the doors through the gravel
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It absolutely isn't cement but it kills the dust and yes the ratchets in the sand gets old. I attached a couple photos, not very good ones, but gives you an idea. Like the other post of a bag for 4ft sq should work quite well. I probably used less than 20 bags on a 30 x 60 so it wasn't more than a couple cm thick. Was going to be a winter thing which turned out to be a few years lol. Now I get the cement all done and I move so its just a storage shed now, so gravel would have been fine for my future use. Oh and the other huge advantage was it stopped the mice from burrowing under the doors through the gravel
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What size gravel did you use
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Thanks. That shouldnt be too hard to come by as my father In law owns a pit about a mile from my house.
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Resurfaced highway material works awesome if you can get any of that. Run some equipment on that and it packs like concrete
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Thats interesting too. Will have to look into it. Thanks everyone.
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Is the contractor doing all the work? You can cut costs by doing your own ground prep, place and tie rebar. Find a finish crew and pay them cash. Get your volume of concrete to be placed and order it yourself (cubic meters) 4-5 inch deep slab at a 25mpa with some air entrainment as it will be subjected to the cold. You would be surprised how much money you can save by removing the "contractor" mark up and you be the contractor. A slab that size would be easy money for a crew of 4-5 guys to "place and finish". Finish you want a power trowel finish, like glass or I've heard the term "burnt".
Breakdown.
23 cu m3 of concrete ish
crew of 5 place in 4-5 hours
1 guy hangs back to finish.
You pay for concrete and cash deal for the crew. Maybe that is the deal you already in place I am not sure.
Breakdown.
23 cu m3 of concrete ish
crew of 5 place in 4-5 hours
1 guy hangs back to finish.
You pay for concrete and cash deal for the crew. Maybe that is the deal you already in place I am not sure.
Very true, for my 1800 sq/ft three car my initial quotes were between 18 and 20k to provide cement and finish. I prepped the floor, installed insulworks and the pipe, and a sump. cash paid to cement finishers and was below the 15k all said and done. I think I rushed my cement guy cause the finish wasn't to my satisfaction 100% in the corners, and he talked me into a sealant vs the color mix. Either way cement is one of a mancave owner's best friends
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The price I was quoted was for a contractor to do it.
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Anything concrete guys PM me, it is what I do for Major Projects at a Oilsands site. 10's of 1000's of meters poured a year.
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Dont cheap out. You really only get one chance to get it right man. Good luck and get out your wallet! Lol
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