Prep Concrete For Garage Door

For a garage without a floor built on site.

Prep concrete for garage door.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. If the soil or base beneath the slab shifts or settle the result can be a cracked slab. Allow the concrete to set for at least a week before installing your concrete garage. Cut two 2 x 6 pieces of lumber and attach to the face of the wall running from the edge of your garage door jambs to the ceiling of your garage.

The biggest threat to a concrete slab in the garage comes not from what gets built or parked on top but what might move below. Prepare a level concrete slab at least 4 thick and to the exact outside dimensions of your garage. If making small pours say for a shed and mixing your own a crete sheet the world s simplest concrete mixer can be used to mix pre mixed concrete. Pour a concrete and masonry cleaner and etcher into a plastic watering can or plastic pump sprayer.

When you reach the door forming smooth the opening edge with an edger and remove the form board. See the following figures that clearly explain how to do it. Allow the product to remain on the surface for 10 20 minutes. Is forming a 30 x 28 x 6 concrete slab for a garage.

Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening. My company day s concrete floors inc. You may want to consider a 6 thick slab for larger vehicles such as trucks or rvs. Good ground preparation starts with removing the topsoil.

In the second figure we show you the setback distance between the center of the door and the frame based on the thickness of the door. Don t wash concrete down the drains as it will settle causing the drain to block. Using the sprayer apply the product to the uncoated concrete floor. If rain looks likely cover the base with plastic sheeting.

This video will teach you how to form a concrete slab.