Concrete floor

[peterfarmer!]

Will I need steel mesh in a barn floor for hay straw and machinery or is 150mm ok on it’s own,what strength mix would be best.

 

[BobGreen]

Will I need steel mesh in a barn floor for hay straw and machinery or is 150mm ok on it’s own,what strength mix would be best.

150mm without mesh be ok. More important is making sure the sub base is well compacted

 

[benny6910]

150mm without mesh be ok. More important is making sure the sub base is well compacted

I’d agree with bobgreen, I’ve just had 150mm put down outside in a yard with mesh as it’s in a busy heavy turning area. I wouldn’t mesh a shed floor only maybe in the door opening if you are concerned about it.

 

[dannewhouse]

put fibres in or go 1" thicker and save on the cost of mesh? probably easier as well?
as said sub base, concrete is only to spread the load onto the sub base, it can only crack when you overload the sub base or tension cracks