HELP - My Concrete Slab is a Sliver...a half inch sliver!

HELP - My Concrete Slab is a Sliver...a half inch sliver!

Flipper · San Antonio, TX · Member since 2016 · 101 posts · 17 votes

Location: Grey Forest, TX outside San Antonio

Situation: I'm adding a master bathroom where a utility room was located. The home is 1930 built with stone walls, pier & beam thru the main part of the house, and slab on a few later additions. The concrete was poured inside the existing stone walls (stone walls were built, then the concrete poured on top of the dirt to fill the room with concrete). I know the concrete is 5-8" thick on another room, however where they were trenching for the toilet and shower drains, the concrete is about 1/2 inch thick...seriously half a freakin' inch. There is small fill dirt/rock underneath. The inspector will obviously see this when he does his inspection & I want to do this the proper way regardless.

Solution: I have no idea! I cannot fathom any code in the history of ever where this is done properly, but I also don't know how in the world I would correct it. I would really appreciate any wisdom.

What's the solution going to be on something like this?

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Johnson City, TN · Member since 2014 · 586 posts · 705 votes
9y

Remove the existing concerte and dig down four inches and pour a new slab

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  • Johnson City, TN · Member since 2014 · 586 posts · 705 votes
    9y

    Remove the existing concerte and dig down four inches and pour a new slab

  • Member since 2016 · 13k+ posts · 12k+ votes
    9y

    Or pour an additional 3-4 inches on top of the existing floor. Probably not the best approach but may be necessary to make the drains work properly.

  • Rental Property Investor · Boca Raton, FL · Member since 2017 · 329 posts · 237 votes
    9y

    Hello:

    Judging by your description the pad (won't call it a slab here) was just poured to give the area a level base (like a pool equipment pad or a AC pad).  It is "probably" not structural if it was poured after the walls with no connection to them.

    If it's just to make a floor, you can demo it and pour a new pad (4" thick).  

    Bob

  • Contractor · Los Angeles, CA · Member since 2015 · 4k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    9y
    half an inch is enough to carry live loads, why do you need more if sub surface is compact?
  • Flipper · San Antonio, TX · Member since 2016 · 101 posts · 17 votes
    9y

    Got this one straightened out. The concrete was actually thicker than first thought. I think a top coat was laid over the existing. Not sure what the purpose was as it actually elevated floor over the adjoining hardwood floors. Thanks for the comments!

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