concrete

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Gottogo49

Salty, I've got to ask. How did you go from a 14' X 42' = 588 sq ft drive way project to 1800 sq ft project? Your wife must be like my wife (except for the money part). Are you going to concrete your front lawn so you don't have to mow? I put a block on the home improvement channel yesterday. She will freak when she finds out. I'll put it back.

Well, she thought that the 18-wheeler would be able to back right up to the fence and we could just dolly the stuff into the storage.....10' away. Coke came and looked and said that there's no way they can back a truck from the street...too tight quarters. I suggested just a walkway to the storage but I lost the arguement. We're pouring the driveway 8' wider + busting up and re-pouring the original driveway.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Salty

Well, she thought that the 18-wheeler would be able to back right up to the fence and we could just dolly the stuff into the storage.....10' away. Coke came and looked and said that there's no way they can back a truck from the street...too tight quarters. I suggested just a walkway to the storage but I lost the arguement. We're pouring the driveway 8' wider + busting up and re-pouring the original driveway.

What does an 18 wheeler loaded down with coke weigh???????? An 18 wheeler that hauls freight can weigh up to 80,000 lbs. If you figure how much weight per tire.....the 18 wheeler has ~ 4 times the weight per tire of a car. Each tire in the 18 wheeler is much larger [surface area] so that does spread out the weight some. But the truck is still very heavy.

Just wondering.......whey can't the driver put the cokes on a dolly and bring them to the storage building on a sidwalk. They do that all the time when they deliver to stores.

You may have to rethink pouring the driveway with something more that 3.5" thick concrete. Just guessing [this is out of my experience] maybe 6" thick.

I would not allow that 18 wheeler to get on the "new" concrete for at least a month after it is poured.

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Gerald

What does an 18 wheeler loaded down with coke weigh???????? An 18 wheeler that hauls freight can weigh up to 80,000 lbs. If you figure how much weight per tire.....the 18 wheeler has ~ 4 times the weight per tire of a car. Each tire in the 18 wheeler is much larger [surface area] so that does spread out the weight some. But the truck is still very heavy.

Just wondering.......whey can't the driver put the cokes on a dolly and bring them to the storage building on a sidwalk. They do that all the time when they deliver to stores.

You may have to rethink pouring the driveway with something more that 3.5" thick concrete. Just guessing [this is out of my experience] maybe 6" thick.

I would not allow that 18 wheeler to get on the "new" concrete for at least a month after it is poured.

There isn't enough room for the 18-wheeler to make the turn onto my driveway. It will cost my wife almost $7000 per year for liability for the Coke guys to enter our property. They will just block the street and unload the Cokes onto a dolly or cart. Guess who will be wheelin' the Cokes?

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Salty

There isn't enough room for the 18-wheeler to make the turn onto my driveway. It will cost my wife almost $7000 per year for liability for the Coke guys to enter our property. They will just block the street and unload the Cokes onto a dolly or cart. Guess who will be wheelin' the Cokes?

Your WIFE ????????

Does this mean the project has been scaled down to unloading on the street?

Have you considered just renting a storage building somewhere in town????

I am guessing these cokes are not just to drink at your house. The cokes are part of the candy and frozen stuff you have in the air conditioned storage room.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Gottogo49

Salty, I've got to ask. How did you go from a 14' X 42' = 588 sq ft drive way project to 1800 sq ft project? Your wife must be like my wife (except for the money part). Are you going to concrete your front lawn so you don't have to mow? I put a block on the home improvement channel yesterday. She will freak when she finds out. I'll put it back.

After making my post late last night......I got to thinking the same thing. The size of the job got 3 times larger.

Those are going to be some expensive cokes.

[southern151]

Wth, didn't know you was turning your house into a convenience store! Guess I should read more stuff here more often!

I feel so "out of the loop!" lol

[Salty]

Originally Posted by southern151

Wth, didn't know you was turning your house into a convenience store! Guess I should read more stuff here more often!

I feel so "out of the loop!" lol

My wife got the contract for the vending machines at the hospital here in Asterisktown. There is no on-site storage so I built one here. I do sneak out there at times in the middle of the night.

[Salty]

I just found out that concrete is goin' for $86 per cubic yard here.

[southern151]

Awese deal man! Hope it works out well given the modifications being made!...especially the selling of the boat part!!!

[Salty]

Originally Posted by southern151

Awese deal man! Hope it works out well given the modifications being made!...especially the selling of the boat part!!!

That's not why I sold the boat.....but, my wife thinks so.

She asked me yesterday if I thought it would cost more than $20,000 to pour this concrete. Without even thinking, I said, "No".

[Gottogo49]

Cool, I try to learn something new every day. Now I can relax.

[barbarian]

Lots of caps on patios and decks, but a driveway is a little different. If you go 3" and drill some rebar through the existing and leave it stubbed up you should be ok. But if you add 3" to your existing driveway, what are you going to do about the height of your new to match. Bring in dirt, sand, etc? Just don't make it 6" thick. That could get expensive.

[Salty]

Poured my driveway Friday. Turned out real good. Ended up pouring 2,050 square feet. They poured 6-7" on top of the original slab. Dude said he guarantees no problems.

[Gerald]

Keep that 18 wheeler off of it for a few weeks......unless it is only partically loaded then maybe 2 weeks will be ok.

Did you keep it wet for the first day or so......slow cure is better in the hot sun.

Let us know in a few years......how it is holding up.