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Old 07-29-2014, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by fire240
Hardest part when we ran the conduit for the shed was digging under the slab. It was a poured a bit thicker then one would need for just a shed. It is about 5 inches of concrete. No where near as bad as the sidewalk we had to replace several years ago. That was about 14 inches thick.
Thicker is better when talking about slabs. - and steaks.
 
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Old 07-29-2014, 08:18 PM
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That is true Tim. I know that the slab for that shed isnt going anywhere any time soon. We had to replace a sill on the current shed because it rotted out after 20 years. That sucked. Had to cut the anchor bolts and drill new holes in the slab to bolt the wall back down.
 
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Did you see the garage floor Gerry poured? Insane.
 
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Old 07-29-2014, 08:33 PM
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No I havent Tim. I remember when the county replaced part of our sidewalk when they redid the curbs on my street. ( was minimal cost for us tacked on to the property taxes to have them do it). They had a heck of a time breaking that up with a backhoe with jackhammer attachment. I measured it and it was 14 inches thick and it was just a basic sidewalk. The new sidewalk and apron is nowhere near that thick Maybe 6 inches at the most.
 
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Its on the last page of the pics or it didnt happen thread. Pretty impressive. I think George has a thick pour as well.
 
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Will look into it Tim.
 
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Old 07-29-2014, 09:07 PM
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That is going to be a thick slab Tim.
 
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With a service pit. Im jealous.
 
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So am I Tim. The slab we have under our one shed is perfect to park cars on and work on them. I just cant get the truck past the house to work on it.
 
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Something in the way?
 
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Old 07-29-2014, 09:26 PM
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Pretty much Tim. The house and the fence. Cant move the house and with the dogs I dont want to move the fence not to mention I dont want to tear up the neighbors yards.
 
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Here you go Tim. You can see how narrow it gets. Front yard is a hill as well. Backyard is actually level.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2742...6_sFeTWqKA!2e0
 
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Yeah, thats not going to work. Especially with the fence there.
 
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No it wont Tim. When we had the E350 in the front yard it just cleared the driveway gates and the sidewalk.
 
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Maybe one day you can have a big place in the country and can drive anywhere you want!
 


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