Browse Forums Paving & Concreting 1 Jan 02, 2014 9:21 pm Hi All, I will be backing a 2000kg boat with a 150 series Prado (2200kg) up my drive way to park in my garage. Do i need to get a thicker concrete or garage slab for the weight? Re: Storing boat in Garage/Driveway 2Jan 02, 2014 9:31 pm I wouldn't think so. Driveways have the distinct advantage of having lots of expansion joints, allowing them to settle without cracking the individual slabs. Driveways cracking would pretty much exclusively come from either poor ground works (compaction) or lack of expansion joints. Re: Storing boat in Garage/Driveway 3Jan 03, 2014 10:04 am And, the weight is spread out - ie two "vehicles" ... It looks like Blacktown council allows up to a 6.0m wide driveway so just ask your builder to change the plans. If you are just in the planning stage then there is no… 6 3874 To my understanding early saw cuts are to control shrinkage cracks, so doing them now would be pointless. Control joints may reduce ugly cracking during periods of soil… 3 9827 |