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Please try again later. http://books.gregvan.com/patio_books.htm Most of the time, a thicker concrete patio slab is going to give you less problems in the future than a thinner one. If you had a 2 inch thick concrete patio slab on expansive soil, you can plan on it cracking and possibly splitting in the future.If you poured a 6 inch thick concrete patio slab on a non-expansive soil, you might not have any problems in the future.I'm using the word might not, because I've seen 6 inch thick patio slabs with large cracks and I've seen 3 1/2 inch thick patio slabs, without even one hairline crack in it.Watch this video for more information about concrete patio slab thickness and reinforcement tips.lease try again later. http://books.gregvan.com/patio_books.htm Most of the time, a thicker concrete patio slab is going to give you less problems in the future than a thinner one. If you had a 2 inch thick concrete patio slab on expansive soil, you can plan on it cracking and possibly splitting in the future.
1 Don't forget to add joints to your slab if it exceeds 12 feet (3.6 m) in any dimension. 2  Joints should be 1/4 the thickness of the slab and placed 2 or 3 times the thickness of the slab. 3  For example, a 4 inch (10 cm) deep slab would use joints that are 1 inch (2.5 cm) deep. For example, a 4 inch (10 cm) deep slab would use joints that are 1 inch (2.5 cm) deep. 2  Those joints should be spaced every 8 to 12 feet (2.4 to 3.6 m). 3  Working with concrete can be very dangerous.