Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:36 pm
Hey all. New to the forum and looking for some advice.
Am constructing a parking area at the bottom of the garden for 2 cars.
Dug out all the top soil and have laid hardcore to a depth of around 400mm. This has been compacted heavily during its laying down.
I now have a hard standing....
I need to pour a concrete base that will vary in thickness from 150mm to 250mm and will cover an area of around 5m2.
This is all getting very expensive now and as Im on a tight budget, I wondered if I really needed to add reinforcing mesh to the pads construction.
I know the concrete will probably crack which isnt a real issue for me. If it cracks down to the bars then they are going to rust out anyway.
What are the pro's and cons to me reinforcing or not?
As I said before, the hardcore has been well and truly compacted and there arent any major side to side stresses that I can forsee...but then Im new to all this!!!
TIA.
Am constructing a parking area at the bottom of the garden for 2 cars.
Dug out all the top soil and have laid hardcore to a depth of around 400mm. This has been compacted heavily during its laying down.
I now have a hard standing....
I need to pour a concrete base that will vary in thickness from 150mm to 250mm and will cover an area of around 5m2.
This is all getting very expensive now and as Im on a tight budget, I wondered if I really needed to add reinforcing mesh to the pads construction.
I know the concrete will probably crack which isnt a real issue for me. If it cracks down to the bars then they are going to rust out anyway.
What are the pro's and cons to me reinforcing or not?
As I said before, the hardcore has been well and truly compacted and there arent any major side to side stresses that I can forsee...but then Im new to all this!!!
TIA.