Anyone work with or supply concrete slabs?

[Wash DC Blue]

What about making a frame and pouring your own?

[Malckent]

What about making a frame and pouring your own?

I wish to claim the most useless post of the day but did you know that a frame that you pour concrete in to is called shuttering. 😂

[Michael Morris]

I wish to claim the most useless post of the day but did you know that a frame that you pour concrete in to is called shuttering. ��

I'd never heard of that. Would you believe I was in B&Q earlier and asked the guy in the building dept if they had such large slabs and while he said no he asked if we had considered building a shutter and filling it in with concrete ourselves. Coincidence or what.

[blue matt]

I wish to claim the most useless post of the day but did you know that a frame that you pour concrete in to is called shuttering. ��

When I used to be a Chippie, I built the shuttering for the city hall steps ( on the side of the building ) its of course hidden under nice stone steps, but the concrete was done by me

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

When I used to be a Chippie, I built the shuttering for the city hall steps ( on the side of the building ) its of course hidden under nice stone steps, but the concrete was done by me

The contractor certainly got their pound of flesh out of you on that job!

[Michael Morris]

When I used to be a Chippie, I built the shuttering for the city hall steps ( on the side of the building ) its of course hidden under nice stone steps, but the concrete was done by me

How did you build it. I think that might be my way forward,

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

YouTube is your friend! There should be lots of videos showing how to shutter, prepare the base, and mix the concrete for a simple step.

[Tuerto]

If it's a step, then fix a bit of batten on the face of the step, the riser bit, and drop it down to the thickness required. Do the same on the sides if the step has a fall off. Buy a bit of ply, 10mm and cut down strips at required thickness of concrete, and fix to face of batten. Silicone any gaps where the batten and ply meet as water will flow out onto the paving below. Just get on YouTube Mike, it's a piece of piss.

[Michael Morris]

If it's a step, then fix a bit of batten on the face of the step, the riser bit, and drop it down to the thickness required. Do the same on the sides if the step has a fall off. Buy a bit of ply, 10mm and cut down strips at required thickness of concrete, and fix to face of batten. Silicone any gaps where the batten and ply meet as water will flow out onto the paving below. Just get on YouTube Mike, it's a piece of piss.

it is to those who are that way inclined. I'm going to go and get some ply and some quick drying cement and have a go. It's only a depth of 50mm I need to fill.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

it is to those who are that way inclined. I'm going to go and get some ply and some quick drying cement and have a go. It's only a depth of 50mm I need to fill.

Get some ready-mix concrete, not cement.