Browse Forums Paving & Concreting Re: Tipping fees when concreting 25Jul 13, 2011 8:32 am Thanks for your reply, Pulpo. I've heard from engineers that a base is used to level the surface, so that the concrete stays approx. the same thickness. Some base materials can apparently actually present more of a problem, eg. non-compactible materials. I was told to stick to (real) roadbase, but have my doubts how many concretors actually use it . Same goes for plastic. One guy told me that he won't use it (under driveways) since it stuffs up the drying somehow (dries too slowly at the bottom where it sits on plastic). I am a bit surprised by that, since driveways are fairly thin concrete ... or are they not?? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Is it just a report written to give to the bank initially and it is based on what and how your payments are made up for, or is it a full service where they go out and… 2 2986 0 1672 It will be neat but you won't have much freeboard. At least they are not weep holes. Are you in a high intensity rainfall region? The regulatory slope is only required… 3 5267 |