Pouring A Small Concrete Pad

After reinforcing material is placed halfway through the concrete finish pouring to the top of the forms.

Pouring a small concrete pad.

Back behind my shop there is already a small slab that is roughly 2 x 2 but it wasn t level and. So the first thing i wanted to do was pour a small concrete slab for it to sit on. First and foremost is subgrade preparation get that wrong and the slab will crack. A typical pad has a 4 inch layer of gravel underneath and about 4 inches of concrete on top.

Pour the concrete in small sections spreading the concrete by moving the chute back and forth and by having the driver pull forward as you go. A solid concrete pad is 4 inches thick rests on a bed of well tamped gravel and is reinforced with reinforcing wire mesh. Once the truck has reached the end of a section spread the concrete out evenly and a touch higher than the form with a concrete placer rake. Although the amount of concrete that s required is small a landing for a deck stairway or in this case a pad for a propane tank requires nearly the same forming and finishing techniques as a full size slab.

Level screed the concrete in a back and forth sawing motion with a 2 4 cut plenty long enough to span the form. A long lasting pad prevents the problem. We go over all the necessary steps for your concrete slab to come out perfect. Many concrete patios and sidewalks are less than 2 inches thick and lack metal reinforcing.

By april wilkerson on october 18 2015 i am wanting to build a lean to right outside of my shop to store my dust collector in. In this video we show you how to pour your basic 16 x 12 concrete slab. For larger pads a stronger reinforcement option is a lattice work of steel rebar. In areas subject to freezing winters such slabs usually crack.