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The city inspector or code enforcement officer made the builder form and pour his concrete slab with 16" thick edges and 2" of styrofoam under it. The code for forming and pouring concrete slabs in Maine is different from town to town and city to city. It depends a lot on the town's population and the code enforcement officer.
In this case, the builder, who is also the owner, had to form his slab to have 16" thick edges that are 18" wide. Then, he had to lay 2" styrofoam sheets on top of the gravel to protect against heat loss.
Both requirements are good, but they can be a little overkill and very costly if the slab doesn't require that type of design.
The video shows you the forming the builder had to do to prep the slab for our pour. It's a lot of work, but he did a good job. You also get to see how we pour concrete into a slab like this, keeping the forms straight, leveling, and smoothing the concrete. To learn how to install a concrete slab, join The Concrete Underground using the link below.
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