I poured the roof in 3 sections for that is the most concrete i can handle working alone.
Some much rebar tp put in cellar roof.
Although concrete is a very durable material and is great for supporting huge amounts of weight.
If you are unsure about how much rebar you should use you should know that a typical 8 x 8 option will have.
They will be part of the reinforcement for the entrance way.
Concrete rebar calculator plan view diagram round measurements to 1 32 1 16 1 8 1 4 1 2 running bar points length left to right.
Our objective was to enable the roof to float independently on top of the walls.
A view of the top before the entrance was completed and the cellar covered with 2 feet of earth.
There s no generally accepted rule of thumb as to how to space rebar in a concrete slab.
Then we put a 1 5 inch diameter piece of pipe over each rebar stub to create some wiggle room for the roof to move a little if it ever needed to such as from an earthquake or just normal expansion and contraction from heat and cold.
It s not great for tensile strength unless it has reinforcing in it such as rebar.
To give your roof extra strength frame the roof with cement blocks bend the ends of the rebar into them and pour cement into the openings.
Once the roof is in place you need to add another layer of bricks before putting in the rebar.
This is needed to determine both the lengths of the rebar and how many rows and columns are needed.
The roof should require about 5 000 pounds of cement for an 8 x 8 cellar.
Estimate the rebar grid clarance.
Resulting in cracks weaken foundations and slabs as well as leaks in basement walls.
This will cement the rebar into place.
There are many variables that influence the decision of how much space to leave including the maximum load the slab is likely to have to support the bearing capacity of the soil the diameter of the reinforcing rebar the likelihood of frost heaving the slab and whether or not the slab is on a level grade.
Think the weight s off a bit but defer to mama we use 150 cf for figgerin weight so i figger there s 2 700 didn t incl steel as thats supported by chairs on top of the walls i d place the roof on top of the walls so used 7 4 x 7 4 if it were mine only if i d nail 2x4 pieces to the wall fit in 3 4 cdx w plywood jnts supported by 2x4 s roofing paper will prevent conc.
Then you will attach the rebar to the concrete bricks by making sure that the bar reaches inside the wall of the cellar.
The wood at the rear is covering the ends of the rebar to prevent injury.