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Happy Gourmand · 01-28-2010, 08:23 AM

After a lot of consideration and advice....some really good from this site, I have decided to go with a rat slab. There is no standing water in the space, just too much moisture coming up from the ground especially at the lower end which probably will require some fill to make it more level. I'm confident that a layer of poly covered with even just 2 to 3 inches of concrete will be adequate and suitable. So now to the nitty gritty....does anybody have a recommendation for who could do the job? There will be some leveling and some fill required...and it will probably have to be stepped as one end is higher than the other (or lower depending on how you look at it). Has anybody had this done? Anybody have an idea as to how much money this will or should cost? The space is 24x34' ...I can walk in a crouched position on one end, and crawl on hands and knees on the other. There is no "belly crawl" required anywhere. Any more help or advice is appreciated.

01-28-2010, 08:23 AM	#25
Happy Gourmand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ruskin FL Posts: 1,025 Thanks: 187 Thanked 322 Times in 179 Posts	rat slab... After a lot of consideration and advice....some really good from this site, I have decided to go with a rat slab. There is no standing water in the space, just too much moisture coming up from the ground especially at the lower end which probably will require some fill to make it more level. I'm confident that a layer of poly covered with even just 2 to 3 inches of concrete will be adequate and suitable. So now to the nitty gritty....does anybody have a recommendation for who could do the job? There will be some leveling and some fill required...and it will probably have to be stepped as one end is higher than the other (or lower depending on how you look at it). Has anybody had this done? Anybody have an idea as to how much money this will or should cost? The space is 24x34' ...I can walk in a crouched position on one end, and crawl on hands and knees on the other. There is no "belly crawl" required anywhere. Any more help or advice is appreciated.