How much did it all cost ?

Leeman said:

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How much did it all cost ?

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I am a contractor so one of my concrete subcontractors is doing it at cost. It will be about $10k for the back driveway and front porch area.

Working on the front porch now.

How come you didn't demo that old porch beam? If your house moves it'll crack that new porch.

Corps_Ag12 said:

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How come you didn't demo that old porch beam? If your house moves it'll crack that new porch.

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I think you're right about this. I hadn't thought of that. I will have to demo the beam as well.

Pouring the front porch and walkway this morning.

Adding in the color.

More pics.

Cutting in control joints.

Stamps going down.

What are the stamps for? Just decorative?

Also, I've always wondered: Why do we cut grooves into sidewalks and section out concrete? It doesn't go all the way through, so it's not like each section can move separately. Is it meant to be a stress concentration in the hopes that any big cracks will occur within the groove?

mefoghorn said:

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What are the stamps for? Just decorative?

Also, I've always wondered: Why do we cut grooves into sidewalks and section out concrete? It doesn't go all the way through, so it's not like each section can move separately. Is it meant to be a stress concentration in the hopes that any big cracks will occur within the groove?

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Correct, the stamps are just decorative.

And the grooves that they cut are called control joints. They are designed to control where the concrete cracks, because concrete will always crack.

More pics.

More pics.