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Old 07-18-2006   #13 (permalink)
Steve Nguyen
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Good info, Russ!

I plan to pour concrete for filter chambers and liner for pond. hopefully, it works out.

Steve

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Originally Posted by Russell Peters
Please note that whatever thickness you go on your walls, code requires 3" of cover on either side of the rebar, so that your minimum thickness should be 6". This is so that the rebar will be protected from moisture and not rust. You can go thinner on your wall, but if your rebar rusts and expands, it will crack your walls.

Russ
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