djw2112
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Hi, in the last two years my porch made from pallets and plywood has totally rotted away. It had gotten so bad i was afraid to walk on it anymore so i ripped half of it up, ill redo it half at a time.
I wanted to go with concrete this time as i dont want to worry about it ever rotting again however i dont have the budget for a 3 or 4 inch slab this time as i did with my sidewalk and shed slab. I want to do a 1.5 inch slab with wire this time, but i dont know if that will hold up to foot traffic without cracking and falling apart. I figure ill just 1x2 lumber which i have already in my stockpile for the form. I think i have enough rolled wire for this half, if not ill get a $9 4x8 wire sheet or a cheap bag of fiber.
Here are some pics.. I assume all that orange growth on that one pallet is either some kind of fungus or maybe from termites, not sure. Also one reason that it rotted is because the mole in the yard piled up dirt under it so it was touching the bottom of the pallets.
Has anyone here ever poured a 1.5 inch slab, did it hold up?
I wanted to go with concrete this time as i dont want to worry about it ever rotting again however i dont have the budget for a 3 or 4 inch slab this time as i did with my sidewalk and shed slab. I want to do a 1.5 inch slab with wire this time, but i dont know if that will hold up to foot traffic without cracking and falling apart. I figure ill just 1x2 lumber which i have already in my stockpile for the form. I think i have enough rolled wire for this half, if not ill get a $9 4x8 wire sheet or a cheap bag of fiber.
Here are some pics.. I assume all that orange growth on that one pallet is either some kind of fungus or maybe from termites, not sure. Also one reason that it rotted is because the mole in the yard piled up dirt under it so it was touching the bottom of the pallets.
Has anyone here ever poured a 1.5 inch slab, did it hold up?