Hello! I am just getting started with my concrete slab. The instructions say it has to be level, and I am building my slab next to an existing concrete patio and had planned on just matching the grade of the current patio. So I guess I can't do that now. Any suggestions how to easily level this next to a slightly graded slab of concrete and make it look good?
If I match the height of the lowest point of the patio and level it from that point to the house ( where the patio is graded higher) that would leave a dip towards the house where water could sit. and if I do the reverse, match the height of the tallest point, then at the lower end of the patio my slab would stick up over it. I don't really see that as a tripping hazard because the pizza oven will be right there, but I do think that would look weird. Maybe make the whole slab slightly lower than my patio and then finish the outer edge with some tiles or something to disguise the difference of the slope? or is it ok that the bottom foundation is graded a little as long as I level it out at the top of my oven stand when I pour the concrete there and level that out?
If I match the height of the lowest point of the patio and level it from that point to the house ( where the patio is graded higher) that would leave a dip towards the house where water could sit. and if I do the reverse, match the height of the tallest point, then at the lower end of the patio my slab would stick up over it. I don't really see that as a tripping hazard because the pizza oven will be right there, but I do think that would look weird. Maybe make the whole slab slightly lower than my patio and then finish the outer edge with some tiles or something to disguise the difference of the slope? or is it ok that the bottom foundation is graded a little as long as I level it out at the top of my oven stand when I pour the concrete there and level that out?
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