Concrete slab question

[fxpose]

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Yes Neil, I will definitely isolate the entire foundation from the patio slab. I've seen this mentioned elsewhere here on the forum about isolating these slabs. And I like the idea of using the felt band. Thanks!

Oh, and another thing. ... The reason I like your sonotube stand is that it doesn't dominate the landscape. My oven located at the end of the patio, down a sloping hillside with virtually no landscaping behind it may look huge and out of place, sitting in open air, I basically want the footprint to be as small as possible. This is why I'm leaning towards a round stand which is far easier for me to erect than going the sonotube route.

[Neil2]

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"bring it up about 5 feet to elevation where it will meet with the patio. "

When you get there, you may want to consider "isolating" the patio slab from the oven foundation. The loading and movement will be different enough that you will get cracking if you connect the patio slab to the oven slab. One way of doing this is to put a 1/2 inch felt band between the two.

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

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Just tell her it's an enclosed fire pit ...

[fxpose]

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how many more sections till you get to where the oven goes ?

Well, I still have perhaps another 100 sq/ft to go to reach the oven area (plus another 300+ sq/ft will eventually be poured to finish the entire patio) but since I know exactly where the oven is going I can start building up the oven foundation and bring it up about 5 feet to elevation where it will meet with the patio. But meanwhile I need to continue expanding the patio outward and sideways so my wife won't question my time being spent on that strange looking structure (round oven stand).

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

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how many more sections till you get to where the oven goes ?

[fxpose]

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Here are a couple more pics. I poured that 5 x 8 slab just yesterday, just in time before we get some rain tonight and into the weekend.
I also tapped into and ran a copper line under the slab to supply water to the oven & bbq area.

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

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Good to hear, I was getting concerned you changed your mind and poured yourself some cement shoes....

[fxpose]

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Any Progress ??

Oh, absolutely! The slabs are slowly encroaching to where I want the oven. I poured another 100 sq/ft in three sections over the past 2 weeks.
I will post more pics of the progress this weekend after I clean up the mess.

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

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Hey FX,,,

Any Progress ??

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

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nice job FX,,,

isnt it nice to know you have a new career in masonry...

[Archena]

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Nice job! Looks great! (Ignoring the construction junk, that is. )

[fxpose]

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Here are before and after pics of the area I built up and slabbed which was the whole reason for starting this thread originally a few months back. It still needs a lot of finish work here but I am continuing block forming and slabbing other areas which will include the oven foundation.

[fxpose]

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Especially if you're the kind that does first and asks later...

Well, she's going to ask what the heck that round concrete stand is for...

I'll simply tell her it's just a 'thing' I'm doing for the patio.

[Archena]

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Awww, I like happy endings.


Sometimes it's better to get permission than find out just how hard it can be to be forgiven...


Especially if you're the kind that does first and asks later...













Yippee! My 900th post!!!!

[fxpose]

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I've been forgiven. She likes the unobstructive view of the city lights...