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Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on October 29, 2007, 5:38 pm
>
> > >I need to pour a concrete pad 4X4 ft to set a ramp to a dock on. The
> > >pad will be in a very steep dirt bank with tree roots. About how deep
> > >should it be and should one use re bar or wire mesh?
>
> > I have no experience in doing this- but I think you'll need to expand
> > a bit if you want real help. . .
>
> > Riverbank, lake bank, pond bank? Maine or Florida? Sand, Gravel,
> > clay? Want it to last a year- or 50?
>
> > What purpose will it really be serving? as an anchor to the dock, or
> > a sundeck?
>
> > Jim
>
> The pad I need to form is to support the end of a ramp that goes to
> the dock. The ramp is 60 feet long from the lake bank and about15ft
> higher than the water.
I should think that the edges should be 8 inches deep and the rest 4
inches thick.
This assumes there is no need to deal with frost heave.
A #4 bar laid in the thickened edge would be a good idea with tree
roots in the area.
A long ramp may need a thickened slab with a piece of reinforcing at
the foot.
T
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