[2ndgenz28]

Any cement folks or pro-ish DIY folks


Rather ask some dumb question and show im a noob; to pull it off cheapish, then just guess and try to member this old house shows.


Need to lay down a cement path, 6ft wide, 8 ft long on the cheap.

99% just a dog/people path, and 1 old guy on a lawnmower.

3in think enough? maybe addin a section of that metal grate to stop any cracking from frost lift?

Yes were trying to do it on the cheap; cheap $1 bag cement full of rocks, over using $5 each pavers. Around 15 bags id say right?

Kinda want it rough in a way as it where the two dog runs meet and they turn the ground into a mud pit as its the only place they can reach each other to play, and the cement will keep their nails worn down good over smooth pavers.

Gonna boarder it out with wood, so we can just pull a board down it.
scribe in some lines just incase it does crack, it does it where I want.
Im thinking 2ft by 2ft scribes.

[mulehead7]

4" would be better. make sure the ground underneath is tamped down solid. 4" thick is 16 cubic feet of concrete. 3" thick is 12 cubic feet of concrete. I would do it in 6' wide by 2' long sections unless you have something you can mix a lot of concrete in at one time. Of course that would take longer if you only did a section a day. Concrete is heavy and it needs to be mixed well before it is poured. I think those 80lb bags are one cubic foot each. Man that is back breaking work. Getting the bags, hauling the bags, mixing the bags.

A cubic yard (27cubic feet) of concrete delivered by truck is usually about $200. Build your forms and just order the truckload to come and pour it in. That's the easiest. You could pour it 6" thick! A yard of concrete delivered is usually about $125 but there is always a delivery fee if you order less than 4 yards.

If you have access to a truck with a trailer hitch you could go to one of those ready mix places if you have one near you and get 1/2 or 3/4 yard in the you haul dumpers for less than a hundred.