Browse Forums Paving & Concreting Re: Concrete driveway testing - please help 3Mar 04, 2020 7:17 pm alymei Following.ours is rubbish but we're in qld Sorry to hear, its so bad, we spend literally thousands of dollars and get a driveway that is not fit for purpose, i want proof that its crap but wouldn't know where to start. really hoping someone else does! Re: Concrete driveway testing - please help 4Mar 04, 2020 7:59 pm Hi tanzybabe Start with the site plan and engineering details which should specify Grade, Slump, Aggregate size, reinforcement, concrete thickness, etc Then check what was delivered , the concrete supplier can provide concrete mix info Did they also do the council cross over, if so the council can provide crossover Engineering Details? You can do core sample testing if required, etc,etc BTW,. photos also helps others Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Concrete driveway testing - please help 5Mar 05, 2020 12:04 pm Our builder arranged it all for us (we paid them to sort it when we built the house (we have been in less than 16 months) I have asked for the concrete details (from our builder) and they wont supply them,(wonder what they are hiding!) we have no idea who did it and really at a cross roads with them, fighting them on this issue - hence i thought if i could get it tested and prove its inferior concrete then i will have a leg to stand on, really don't know where to go from here. Re: Concrete driveway testing - please help 6Mar 06, 2020 8:07 pm Again... more information and photos helps The better the information that you provide the better the reply BTW your builder knows you don't have a leg to stand on Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs 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 Hi all I need a guidance on how far I need to space expansion joints in the concrete driveway and its type (keyway/foam.) Contraction joints are at 3m max for a 125 slab. Thanks 0 10921 i had the my concreters concrete right up to the fence. I have pits all along my path, so the water tends to drain away from the house and into the pits. There's only one… 7 12717 |