Flyingbuffalo
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We recently bought this house. It has a 12' X 24' concrete patio that has settled and cracked in several places. We hired a concrete contractor to bust up the old one, haul it away and make a new one using packed road base, rebar and 4000 psi cement.
They broke up the old patio and hauled away most of it, but there's still quite a bit left and they are telling me that the road base can be laid over the remaining pieces of concrete and tamped down. Some of the pieces are rather large and I'm finding it difficult to believe that this is an acceptable procedure. I have attached a photo with a tape measure as a 12" (footlong) scale.
I'd like them to cart away the remaining pieces of concrete before spreading the road base. Can anyone offer any insight into this dilemma? Thanks!
They broke up the old patio and hauled away most of it, but there's still quite a bit left and they are telling me that the road base can be laid over the remaining pieces of concrete and tamped down. Some of the pieces are rather large and I'm finding it difficult to believe that this is an acceptable procedure. I have attached a photo with a tape measure as a 12" (footlong) scale.
I'd like them to cart away the remaining pieces of concrete before spreading the road base. Can anyone offer any insight into this dilemma? Thanks!