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  1. RememberTheAlamo

    PVC pipe in place of Plastic Chairs

    Hi All, Local practices and inventories have driven us to step "out-of-the-box" for sourcing of the plastic chairs, which our mesh should sit on. Since I am spending $3K for mesh/materials . . . I really want this mesh in the middle of the concrete (not at the bottom). Unfortunately, neither...
  2. RememberTheAlamo

    Spacing for wire mesh chairs

    Hi Pouring 5000 sq ft 6" slab in basement. Using W4xW4-4x4 WWF mesh (plus fiber). Need to purchase plastic chairs for the mesh . . . have a hunch I need 1 per 4 sq ft . . . 1250 chairs . . . the concrete will be pumped . . . believe the crew will operate from plywood over the mesh . . . just...
  3. RememberTheAlamo

    Tripping Breaker - Long electric lines

    Hi, Have temporary 20 amp AC circuit serving no more than 700 watts of DC transformers for Fiber Optics modems. The breaker is in the center of a 3,000 ft line of #8 and #10 wire. 200 watts are at one end 1,600 ft away and 500 watts are on the other end 1,400 ft away. Facts ----- (1) Cable is...
  4. RememberTheAlamo

    Designing Gravel sub-base

    Building 50 x 100 house on non-expansive sandy-clay sub-surface. Depth to foundation is nine feet. Perimeter footing is 12" x 36", with 12" wide poured walls. For the sub-base, intend to use 4" depth of 2" stone (#3), covered with 4" of 1" stone (#57). House has 80,000 lbs of steel...

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