Yes do cut control joints into the finished concrete..........24 hrs after the pour works best...........3/4" deep is what I do to

you will want the control joints running the same as yer poles............mine are every 8 foot.............its gaurenteed the crete will crack all the way across from pole to pole so ya may as well cut in the control joints................you wait longer than 24 hours and if it cures to fast then the cracks will already be there

24x 40 shop I would do that in 2 pours of 12 x40 then cut the joints in every 8 foot

if yer dead set on doing the wire mesh then I would recommend going to the fibermesh added to the crete.........they make some that works well for a smooth finish surface but you hafta request it otherwise you will get the regular fibermesh and it will make a mess of yer finish job..............will look like someone threw an antilope hide in the mix

 

yes you can do that, only if you kill the power from the house with a main breaker when the shop is under its normal power, and when you start the generator, kill the main switch for the barn and turn the house lines main breaker on......

 

I dont know how it is where you live but where i'm from "minnesota" the concrete floors sweat REALLY bad in the summer due to humidity. When you get your forms up and the base ready, before you put your rebar down cover the entire surface area with poly sheeting. I have on every floor i've ever poured including my mom and dads new house. It will keep the floor dry as a bone when its humid out.

 

That's a very good point. I never thought of that for anything other that basement floors. I know some of the shady concrete guys around here try to get away without it in basements so they don't have to wait as long to finish it.

Josh

 

Thanks for the reminder. We done the exact same thing on my inlaws barn. Works great!!!

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Yea i got a heck of a deal, and it pretty much kicked my rear. Really cold, snowy, rainy, it sucked, but i got over it!

 

When are you starting it? Keep us posted.

Josh

 

At this point i have to wait 'til the weather breaks. Expecting 2-8" of snow tonight, bummer. We're still up in the air as to wether we want to stay here or move anyhow. I posted this to get different idea's and such.

I will definately keep everyone posted.

Thanks for the support guys!

Curtis