First off there make sure you have a solid base nothing will work right if you don't.Then put in rebar tying it in place.Fiber is better than wire mesh for 2 reason 1)Its all thru the concrete 2)Finishers usually stomp the wire mesh to the bottom of the slab where it does little if any good.And this is the MOST important thing make sure the concrete is put down properly.Most finishers want to put way too much water in the concrete which makes the gravel go to the bottom and delutes the cement which can then turn 3500lb concrete into 1000lb concrete.Make it plain to the finisher that the concrete will be poured with no more than a 4 1/2" slump 5" at the very most by a SLUMP TEST, NOT the Finisher's estimation which most finishers think a 7" slump is a 4". Most Non Commerical concrete is poured out of spec.If I were doing a big slab I'd pay an Independent Testing Agency a couple hundred bucks to come out and supervise the job and take test cylinders.Also get all involved together and make it plain to them before the pour that a tester will be there and his is the final word.
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