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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.
For a patio or similar area subjected to just foot traffic, chairs and tables: 1  Thickness of concrete - 100mm (4 inches). 2  Thickness of sub-base - 100mm (4 inches). 3  Slope of the concrete - 1 in 60 (16mm in 1 metre, 5/8in in 3 ft). 4  Expansion joints-every 3 metres (10ft) in both directions. pad for light structures. 1  Thickness of the concrete - 75mm (3 inches). 2  Thickness of the sub-base - 75mm (3 inches). 3  Slope of the concrete - 1 in 80 (12.5mm in 1 metre, Â½in in 3 ft).