Once I've pored the floor slab - how long before it goes off so I can walk
over it and stand stuff on it? I know it varies by temperature, but in the
next week or so, so I'm thinking generally warm.

Paul

It depends on the mix used, generally speaking if you used a cem 1 or opc
mix it will set faster than a blended mix, and if you used the stuff you mix
yourself which can be cheap and nasty, I would leave it at least 4 days
before standing on it, as for pulling a car on it I would leave it for 7 -
10 days depending on the temperature, but concrete will only reach maximum
strength after 28 days, if you give me the mix details I will work it out
for you.

Keith
"Paul Andrews" <ac297@dial.pipex.commmmm> wrote in message
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> Once I've pored the floor slab - how long before it goes off so I can walk
> over it and stand stuff on it? I know it varies by temperature, but in the
> next week or so, so I'm thinking generally warm.
>
> Paul
>
>

Hi Keith,

The mix is RC35, min 200mm thick.

I'm currently struggling with the logistics of pouring the trench
foundations - circa 5.5m3 . The people I had in mind to help me will be away
for the next week or so so it would be two weeks before they could help out.
My son is away for the next week also. I had anticipated getting readimix
poured directly into the trench (the furtherst trench is 5m away from the
closest trench - basically a 5M long garage with 3M sides) and it seems that
the mixing lorries can't pour directly that far back. Without manpower
shifting the cement by wheelbarrow (the slab area is circa 350mm lower than
the general ground level) it's a difficullt one. I guess I'll have to pay
someone to fill the trench for me!

Thanks for your assistance.

Paul


"Keith Hampson"  wrote in message
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> It depends on the mix used, generally speaking if you used a cem 1 or opc
> mix it will set faster than a blended mix, and if you used the stuff you
mix
> yourself which can be cheap and nasty, I would leave it at least 4 days
> before standing on it, as for pulling a car on it I would leave it for 7 -
> 10 days depending on the temperature, but concrete will only reach maximum
> strength after 28 days, if you give me the mix details I will work it out
> for you.
>
> Keith
> "Paul Andrews" <ac297@dial.pipex.commmmm> wrote in message
> news:QHIDe.5663$jo3.3216@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
> > Once I've pored the floor slab - how long before it goes off so I can
walk
> > over it and stand stuff on it? I know it varies by temperature, but in
the
> > next week or so, so I'm thinking generally warm.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
>
>