Garage Build #12-Wire Mesh & Rebar Placement for Concrete Slab

[@KpopLabPro]

speed x1.5 is perfect

[@jssj2851]

Are you putting gravel between the hill and the building? Will you make videos showing how it's done ?

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Yes and yes

[@shenoyglobal]

v nice video!!! done well.. for a 900 sq feet 4 car garage you suggest rebar or wire mesh

[@appalachiandiy2415]

Wire mesh unless your parking a huge/heavy truck

[@rinkevichjm]

Why not use Helix micro rebar instead of rebar and mesh at 9lbs per cubic yard?

[@dmech5135]

bending the rebar - just buy a 30.00 hickey bar, the blue or orange box store have them.

[@fuzznut25]

How come you didn’t use rebar on the main floor too?

[@appalachiandiy2415]

It was cheaper to use wire mesh and it gave a grid to attach the pex to

[@fuzznut25]

@@appalachiandiy2415 I used 3/8 rebar on 16in center for my driveway. The price was only about $300 difference but way more labor intensive. Too many UPS drivers parking on it 😂

[@appalachiandiy2415]

@@fuzznut25 yea, for sure. Rebar is a must for driveways with heavy traffic. I dont intend to park anything heavy in the garage

[@friendinneed-00]

What if I used metal zip ties instead of wire?

[@appalachiandiy2415]

As long as it holds, doesn't really matter.

[@alekseiu.4351]

What is the purpose of placing wire mesh at the bottom?

[@appalachiandiy2415]

It adds strength to the concrete and allows you to have a place to secure the pex

[@alekseiu.4351]

@@appalachiandiy2415 ok, but I am in doubt that a drawing shows it like that. It should be laying on chairs.

[@Bigtruck-em1gc]

Heat it up , then bend it

[@appalachiandiy2415]

having it warm does make it more pliable but it would cool too quickly outside