How do you build a concrete garage door?

Youtube quote:We set our form board right even right flat with the top of the concrete floor. So when we dig this concrete. Out you know we can we can just eye it down about a half inch.

How thick should concrete be for a 2 car garage?





four inches thick

Light Burdens – The concrete should be at least four inches thick for one or two light cars or trucks. Medium Burdens – The concrete needs to be six inches thick if the garage is used for average-sized vehicles and medium to large trucks.

What is the cheapest style garage door?

Average Garage Door Prices



Manual-opening, non-insulated, single-layer steel doors are the cheapest. More expensive doors last longer, come with insulation, and increases curb appeal.

How thick does the concrete need to be in a garage?

For most domestic garages, a six-inch slab of concrete will be sufficient. It is only when a space will see constant traffic from much heavier vehicles that a concrete slab of more than six inches would be needed.

Does a garage floor need rebar?





A garage slab or the garage concrete floor does not need rebars, provided it is 4” or less in thickness. Other forms of concrete reinforcement will however reduce cracks. Rebar is certainly required if the garage slab is 6” or thicker.

Do you need rebar for 4 inch slab?

The thickness of rebar should be no more than 1/8 that of the slab, so a 4” slab shouldn’t have steel greater than #4 or 1/2″ bar. It’s best to check with a Structural Engineer if your slab will bridge or cantilever. What is this? For 4” concrete slabs used for driveways and patios, #3 rebar is common.