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windy496 t1_jebbw2x wrote

Reply to comment by SirIsaacGnuton in Repair or replace concrete on driveway? by RepresentativeYak806

We used 6" thick with the proper amount of rebar. This was 30 years ago and only have a few hairline cracks. This was for a parking pad.

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SirIsaacGnuton t1_jebfei1 wrote

I've seen 4" recommended for cars and 5" for heavier vehicles. Obviously other factors go into the design and the local construction companies know what works for the area. When you had it done was that the only option or could you have gone thinner?

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windy496 t1_jebh0id wrote

The contractor who did the job was a neighbour. He built my double garage 2 or 3 years before and wanted to bring the pad up to the same level as the garage floor. He said that it would stand up better to frost. Canadian prairie winters. The important part was the rebar. He laid the proper amount of rebar and I got the job of tying them together with the wire twisty things with the hooked tool. He was one hell of a contractor.

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