I'm in residential construction and familiar with concrete. I want to pull up existing travertine tiles, remove sand base to achieve a 3 1/2" deep concrete sub deck and reinstall travertine down with thinset (?) to be same height as the coping tile. From what I researched, I have to keep the deck from touching pool coping and bond beam and fill with pool caulk to allow for expansion.
Any recommendations prior to pouring concrete? How to prepare the ground after removal of sand base prior to pouring? Do I need to place crushed stone as a base or just make sure sub surface is compacted?
4000 psi concrete?
Highway mesh for reinforcement?
Do I need to thinset travertine to slab or just put polymeric sand between joints only be sufficient?
I have my own crew that we can do this ourselves.
Thanks in advance for recommendations.
Any recommendations prior to pouring concrete? How to prepare the ground after removal of sand base prior to pouring? Do I need to place crushed stone as a base or just make sure sub surface is compacted?
4000 psi concrete?
Highway mesh for reinforcement?
Do I need to thinset travertine to slab or just put polymeric sand between joints only be sufficient?
I have my own crew that we can do this ourselves.
Thanks in advance for recommendations.
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