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Posted by MaryL on September 3, 2006, 9:57 am
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>> 3) I will have to use bags of concrete mix because you cannot
>> get a truck into the back of my yard.
>
> Rethink that. The truck can park out front and either pump the
> concrete in or it can be brought in using wheelbarrows. I suggest that
> you line up a few friends to help you with this one. Putting in a
> concrete pad is a lot more work than you think and it has to be completed
> in a short time.
>
> The slab would be a good first concrete project. Errors should not
> result in too much damage.
>
> Note, check with your local building authorities before proceeding.
> Get all the details about where you can put it, what it may look like
> construction requirements the foundation requirements etc.
>
>>
>> Dick
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> --
> Joseph Meehan
>
I recently had a large sunroom (480 sq. ft.) added to the backof my house,
and the workers did just as you suggested -- they left the concrete truck in
the driveway and brought the mixed concrete around in wheelbarrows. They
laid a path of plywood to support the weight of the wheelbarrows as they
pushed them. That protected the yard and probably made it easier to push
all that weight.
Just as you said, I could see that it was a *lot* of work, and there were
several workers on the project. The finished product (eventually, scored
and stained, then sealed with epoxy sealer) is beautiful.
MaryL
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