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Pole barn concrete floor before or after.
If it is cold building can be heated if it is hot the concrete will not cure overly fast no surprise rain storms to deal with etc.
Keep these tips in mind when you are working with your flooring contractor to ensure a quality product and proper drainage.
Concrete floor before or after.
I poured my concrete floor last in my 30x50 pole barn on purpose.
Tlc usually recommends this.
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My personal preference has always been to pour after the building is up it allows work to be done out of the weather.
The only thing i d say is to be careful when you pour the concrete and don t splash any of it up onto the walls.
In this video i show how i prepared the forms leveled the sand placed t.
Prepare and pour concrete have you wanted to learn to do your own concrete work.
In the event a professional is hired to finish concrete most often costs can be reduced by paying the local pre mix company direct for the concrete.
Pole barns the floor is last.
Steel buildings the floor is poured first with anchors bolts at the column locations.
The important factor to keep in mind is that the finished floor height top of concrete of your building should be a minimum of 3 4 above the existing grade in order to prevent water entering into the building.
You can use anchors with poles but you normally install a regular footer system if you go this route.
This entry was posted in help center main pole barns and tagged energy efficient buildings pole barns pole buildings post frame buildings on september 9 2014 by jack cripe.
If your pole barn has solid walls they will serve as forms for pouring the slab.
A pole barn garage or workshop typically has a concrete floor to give you a better working surface and keep things nice and neat.
That way the bottom kicker boards around the whole barn act as a mold for your concrete when it s poured.