Concrete Sub-Base - Question For The Builders

[HPR 1,160]

 

Lads I am ready to go. Channel drains are in and I have a natural slope to the drain due to the lie of the land. Just to shutter with 1 degree of slope towards the drains and I am ready to mix concrete. I'll go with what I have got 11 bags of cement and 2 ton of sand gravel ontop of my already laid 2ton of blinding. If I fall short that is a good thing. It means I can do the last foot to the drains to make an absolutely first class job of how the water flows away.

 

I'll get photos up in the next fortnight of the finished. Great to get the advice.

remember to make the concrete 5-10mm higher than the Chanel drain,wf

Why 10 mm higher I run mine flush ?

[HPR 1,160]

I'll find out RH OWM

[RTurlough 160]

I am looking at external floor paints like Resucryl......I believe they have a slip resistant version. Might just look at the price here....

[king 11,664]

This is what you want to paint the run floors with.

If it can handle millions of car tyres.

A brush and a terriers feet won't touch it.

Ive used yellow line paint in kennels before.

Waterproof.frost proof etc.

It's what I'm going to use this year in the new runs.

http://adbrufdirect.co.uk/road-marking-paint/clearline-traffic-paint.htm

[RTurlough 160]

I tell you what, that adbruf aggregate looks a great job for ground around the pen. Looks like aggregate but able to take a good powerhosing.

 

Great one King.

[king 11,664]

I tell you what, that adbruf aggregate looks a great job for ground around the pen. Looks like aggregate but able to take a good powerhosing.

 

Great one King.

That line paint will take some serious abuse RT.

That's about the cheapest place I found for it on the net.

[wilbur foxhound 480]

 

 

Lads I am ready to go. Channel drains are in and I have a natural slope to the drain due to the lie of the land. Just to shutter with 1 degree of slope towards the drains and I am ready to mix concrete. I'll go with what I have got 11 bags of cement and 2 ton of sand gravel ontop of my already laid 2ton of blinding. If I fall short that is a good thing. It means I can do the last foot to the drains to make an absolutely first class job of how the water flows away.

 

I'll get photos up in the next fortnight of the finished. Great to get the advice.

remember to make the concrete 5-10mm higher than the Chanel drain,wf

Why 10 mm higher I run mine flush ?

for the water to run in to the drain easier,if its flush it will sometimes run along the top of the drain without going in,wf