DIY basement waist height concrete pad.
I've got an 8' x 12' waist height section in my basement that I would like to repurpose for storage. Currently it's just cinderblocks and dirt but I'm wondering if filling with concrete is the right approach vs covering up with OSB or the like. There's an existing wooden support beam that's sitting on a rather thick slab. see photo. My current thinking is to remove the support beam while supporting temporarily elsewhere, fill cinderblock holes with gravel, remove an inch or two of dirt and fill with gravel, board up the perimeter and mix quickcrete to fill to about a 1 inch slab height. submitted by /u/soapstud [link] [comments]
I've got an 8' x 12' waist height section in my basement that I would like to repurpose for storage. Currently it's just cinderblocks and dirt but I'm wondering if filling with concrete is the right approach vs covering up with OSB or the like. There's an existing wooden support beam that's sitting on a rather thick slab. see photo.
My current thinking is to remove the support beam while supporting temporarily elsewhere, fill cinderblock holes with gravel, remove an inch or two of dirt and fill with gravel, board up the perimeter and mix quickcrete to fill to about a 1 inch slab height.
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