Increasing the height of the slab in one room.

[shimanole]

I am thinking about building up the slab in my dining room to level it with the kitchen in order to increase my kitchen space. The kitchen is 6" higher. The dining room is 12' x 16'. I am a little concerned about adding the additional weight of concrete to the current concrete slab. Is there a composite material similar to Schluter Systems that can be used to achieve this or should I not be concerned about adding the additional concrete? Thanks for any help. Scott

[rwanders]

Why not use framing, i.e. 2x6 joists and 3/4" plywood to match height?

[ENGINEER10]

If existing slab is on grade and not cracked there is nothing to worry about. Roughen existing concrete for new one to stick to it. Make sure you put light steel wire mesh reinforcement in the additional concrete so that it does not crack later due to shrinkage. Give it moisture curing for a few days for achieving good strength fast.

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