Will it primarily be for storing equipment.
Pole barn concrete floor thickness.
Use plenty of rebar to stabalize the slab.
He wants 2 x 14 doors 1 x 10 and a service door.
It will handle the load of of your vehicle tractor as well as provide some resistance to salt erosion from road salt or other source.
If you are just storing toys lawnmowers and cars in the pole barn then 4 of concrete will more than suffice.
Dear guru my husband and i are getting ready to construct a pole barn 40 x 80.
I almost always use 2x6 form materials and pour my floors 4 5 to 5 thick.
3 8 or 1 2 will be fine.
Obviously it will take more concrete to pour a floor 6 thick than one that is only 4 thick.
I recommend a standard 4 floor for most residential pole buildings.
No need for the 4000 or 5000 lb mixes in your application.
Will it primarily be for storing equipment.
It will be used for heavy equipment storage and workshop florist shop to keep critters out.
Dirt and gravel floors are cheap but they are also hard to keep clean and maintain.
Concrete in pole barn advice another point is to use no less than 30mpa concrete at 3 5 to 4 inch thickness.
Dirt and gravel floors are subject to erosion when drainage is a concern for your site location.
After the concrete floor has been poured about 3 inches of the skirt board should be visible above the slab.
Thickness the industry standard for a residential pole barn where you are storing lawn mowers toys or regular vehicles is reinforced concrete floor that is 4 thick.
If you have heavier equipment you may want to consider flooring up to 6 thick for better wear and tear.
A good 3500 lb mix will serve you well.
Concrete floor thickness for heavy equipment.
Check your local building code s requirements on a concrete floor your local building code will specify the required thickness of the concrete slab the size of the wire mesh the thickness of the gravel or sand layer and the size and location of the rebar.
So how thick should you pour your floor.
Prior to pouring a nominal 4 3 1 2 actual completed thick concrete slab in building finished graded compacted fill top will be even with skirt board bottom.
No matter what type of pole barn flooring you re thinking of make sure to consider how you ll be using the pole barn.
For pole barns used as a garage implement storage farm buildings and many other uses a concrete floor is a great addition.
I would advise against use fo fiber in your concrete becuase it doesnt finish as well.