Concrete Floors.
Location of path was marked out clearly with dazzle then with the help of contractors path was excavated.
We had a clear plan on entry/exit points for diggers and concrete trucks, as well as which areas to focus on pouring first. One specific area had to be constructed in way where we could quickly disassembled and re-assembled to allow for concrete truck to drive through.
Top soil was taken to neighbouring property.
150 x 25mm boxing timber was used in conjunction with 300mm d12 reinforcing bar "pegs". Pegs were stapled in place to boxing timber.
Path was a continuos 1500mm width with the exception of corners.
Mesh was placed throughout and suspended on chairs as well as being cut back a minimum of 50mm away from edges to prevent mesh from absorbing moisture and rusting. Mesh was lapped at least two "sqaures" (300mm) and tied accordingly.
All mesh off cuts were cut into smaller more manageable pieces as a safety precaution. Some offcuts were taken by concrete subcontractors and the rest was disposed of at dukes trade waste.
83 cubic metres of concrete was used in total and was placed over two days. About half of track was poured from chute while the rest had to be wheel-barrowed.
Concrete had a slump test of 100mm.
Because of the hot weather at one point an extra 12L of water was added to help manage the curing process. This was specified by the concrete subcontractors.
Concrete subcontractors floated, screeded and brushed concrete to give a tidy finish. After 2-3days the concrete had cured enough to be cut for contraction joints to allow for shrinkage in the concrete.











