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Originally Posted by Shimpy
I'd like to know why in South Florida all concrete slabs for homes have steel reinforcement and steel road mesh and these in TV have none.
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Generally, there are 2 choices in reinforcement of building slabs in Florida. Steel mesh, usually 8x8 squares of welded #10 wire, with added 1/2 or 5/8 steel bar at the perimeter, or perimeter bars with fiberglass in the mix (sometimes called fibercrete). Both can be engineered to provide correct support and finished surface. This is really an oversimplification, but the general idea applies.