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    Jan 25, 2009, 07:09 PM
    Concrete shower base
    Can I pour a new concrete shower base over the existing concrete floor?
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    Jan 26, 2009, 02:53 AM

    Depends how thick you are going to pour it. Min should be about 2 1/2 inches thick with High strength concrete and a wire mesh 6 x 6 square 10 gage double laid offset to each other.
    If you make it 3" thick a single matt layer of wire in fine . The best over all thickness is 3 1/2 inches and still use wire in it
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