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How thick should a kennel slab be?

Typicial non load bearing concrete slab, like one used for a patio, should be 4" thick. I would consider your drainage for when you wash it down and build your kennel from there.

That is as long as you put in a wire mesh.

Skuna,
I poured my as deep as my 2x4 frame with a wire mesh bottom.

call barlow for anything concrete... he'll line you out. travis

I also poured up to the 2x4 slab.

used a 2x4; 1" of dirt to level the ground, 3" of concrete.

barlow did all the work on my slab no complaints here.

4" is probable standard since there are no 2x3's, and there is no need for the wire, for just a kennel

10-4,

I had it figured a full four inches. But hadn't thought about the wire which I would probably do.

thanks

Yea the wire may be a little overkill but it wont hurt just a little extra stability.

lilham wrote:4" is probable standard since there are no 2x3's, and there is no need for the wire, for just a kennel

2x4's are acutally 3.5" wide.

Hey dude.....I know you probably already know this, but make sure you put a couple inches of fall in the direction you want it to drain. Instead of wire, I used the heavier cattle panels on top of the rock. Then, as we poured the concrete, we kept lifting the panels so it would be kinda in the center of the concrete. I think I did 4" of #57 stone and 3.5" of concrete. It's gone through 2 winters and hasn't cracked yet. However, you don't have to worry about freezing/thawing like we do in the God-forsaken north country!

The hardest part was the digging the dang footer!

Rob

think they call the above "yankee ingenuity" .

Thanks Rob. Liek the idea of the panels even more...don't have to worry with flattening the rolled up wire out.

Did you go to the grand?

First of all dude, I ain't no damn yankee! I just happen to be stuck up here with these egotisitcal peckerheads who think way too much of themselves! As soon as I retire, I'm southbound!

No, I didn't go to the Grand. I couldn't get the time off work. I kicked around the idea of having someone else run him, but I figured I'd done it solo this far and would give it a shot in the fall (Even though it's in freakin' Michigan!).

Rob

Hey Benji, this is probably way too late and you have all the input you need on a slab, but after building 5 kennel slabs in the last 10 years, I've a couple of ideas.

I wouldn't worry about any wire mesh, it will be fine without it. 3.5" is plenty thick. A nice option that I did on my last one was making it 3' longer than my kennel length. This allows for a walk in front of your kennel to hose out your kennel. It's not necessary, but better than wearing out a dirt path in front of your kennel. I really like mine.

Good luck with your kennel.