industrial standards for a concrete garage slab
industrial standards for a concrete garage slab
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Can anyone share with us what the Industrial Concrete Standards would be for a garage slab? Or does anyone know how we can find this information out quickly?





RE: industrial standards for a concrete garage slab
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: industrial standards for a concrete garage slab
RE: industrial standards for a concrete garage slab
RE: industrial standards for a concrete garage slab
For residential, 4" is OK, but for car/light truck repair, I would call for a 6" thick slab. If forklifts are used, I would spec an 8" minimum slab with a special finish.
Sounds like this is another 1/8" in 10 foot finishing issue though, with extra water added by the contractor on site for "workablility". Seems to me we've had a lot of discussions on this subject recently.
What did your specs say if the contractor says he met all the standards?
Ron?
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: industrial standards for a concrete garage slab
Assuming you are in the US, the standards he would have to meet are established by the American Concrete Institute ( www.concrete.org ). These include standards for the Class of floor, the concrete to be used in the floor, dimensional tolerances, the finishing process and level, and the curing.
Mike is right that the contractor probably added water at the site and then proceeded to screw it up.
RE: industrial standards for a concrete garage slab
Dik