@franknormenthomes: A driveway or sidewalk can be poured directly on dirt. The slab under your house can't. Before concrete goes down where living space will be, three things go in first: gravel, a vapor barrier, and mesh wire set in the middle of the pour. Stephen walks you through all three, standing in the footer. #franknormenthomes #homebuilding #concreteslab #newconstruction #westgeorgia
32 years in the industry, you are misinformed. Mesh would never be used for a slab, #4 rebar minimum.
2026-08-29 18:14:59
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Jessica orrico :
Vapor barrier under concrete slap is a terrible idea
2026-08-29 08:22:07
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Dockman :
That mesh we all know will be on that bottom
2026-08-29 23:15:12
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Andy Williams967 :
2026 and you using wire mesh
2026-08-29 03:39:44
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elcompa4v :
Lies! As long as is compacted its finr only thing that needs rebar is the actual footings. Licensed GC Here 🫶🏽
2026-08-29 16:30:17
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rharrison23 :
fiber can replace wire mesh
2026-08-29 14:58:30
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Grateful77 :
I can tell from here the vapor barrier is not to California code 😏
2026-08-31 13:21:53
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sammmkkk4 :
mesh on a slab for a house with a 4 inch slab sitting on the bottom trust me you're not building my house 5/8 rebar on a 2 inch chair 24 inches on center chairs are 2 feet
2026-08-29 04:51:55
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pustinjakuraju :
Wire mesh should be just under the surface of the concrete, not in the middle!
2026-08-29 17:21:05
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user1661575609720 :
Only thing wire is good for is keeping plastic from blowing away during wind you can’t place the wire in the middle of the slab you would have to put chairs on 6” o/c
2026-08-30 22:30:55
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Sebastian Garcia :
wire is useless if there's no chairs every 2' O.C. so your wire is useless.
2026-08-30 05:24:00
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concrete capo :
so all the buildings that are 50 years old are going to want to fall down
2026-08-29 12:23:33
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TonyTallp :
Not supposed to pour on dirt either even the driveway not supposed to do it has to have the proper support
2026-08-29 22:45:51
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mf_cash :
Tell that to the Stanton tn ford ev plant. 8” thick, 20k - 30k psi slab. No mesh, no rock, no rebar except at the joints
2026-09-01 01:32:52
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Jesse :
That wire in center of slab adds nothing to the slab. Should be about an 1.5” from the bottom or 1.5” from top depending on tension load
2026-08-29 23:27:31
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_SHANAHAN_ :
I put whatever the specs call for. If the engineer wants it on dirt it goes on dirt. If it fails it’s on them or concrete plant.
2026-08-29 10:27:33
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markmark6809 :
lol not in FL apparently
2026-09-02 19:10:51
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Smooth :
Not true
2026-08-29 07:57:13
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Jason :
I’ve never seen anyone do a vapor barrier
2026-08-29 19:25:01
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Donnie :
So what about the millions of homes that are built on slabs that don't have a vapor barrier with no problems....
2026-08-30 02:28:52
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Ivan Shampine :
nope, you are wrong.
2026-08-31 10:05:23
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DSERF❌ :
Doing great until you said wire mesh ! Rebar dude
2026-08-30 03:50:30
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Michael McGirl :
I just poured 4 house slabs Friday and one had vapor barrier the rest was just dirt and rebar
2026-08-30 03:06:48
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Jesse Encinas :
Not true. depends on what the soils report says. I've pored thousands of yards on native soil if engineering design allows it. Now it's easier for set times to use abc
2026-08-29 23:33:53
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