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Old 10-23-16, 11:08 AM   #6
nibs
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The floor will be slab on grade,
from the bottom, waterproof membrane, 2 or 3 inches of epscrete, 2 or 3 inches foam insulation, pex piping, and 2 possibly 3 inches of fiber entrained high strength concrete.
Am building in zone 4 and much of the house is bermed, we have been
making tilt up ferro cement walls for much of the exterior and most of the interior walls. All the walls are on their own footings on 2 inches of foam.
AC I have no problem making a slab 2 inches thick with a compression strength of 6000 lbs, using high cement content fly ash, fiber and low water content. & have worked in construction for about 40 years starting as a laborer, then carpenter, then foreman/superintendant then consultant.
My biggest problem is that in my mid 70's am not as spry as once was.
I hope to get the second half of the house closed in next season and if we are able may start laying the floor. You seem to be quite critical of some of my posts, please recognize that I have at least a year to finalize my floor design so don't worry.
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