I am going to add an apron at front of shop soon. Question is: What is generally done as to width? Just go to edge of door opening trim or go past how much? I plan, at least to go from left door trim on left door completely to right door trim on right side door, with no gap between doors. When the shop was built, I put a footer across door openings to support front edge of concrete floor with 6 inch lip to support future apron. I also intend to have a crosswise continuous drain installed in apron as driveway goes slightly uphill from shop. Ideas or opinions/ experience? I haven't found any local to check out Thanks.
two feet out is the industry standard where I come from. New England
FDOT (florida) 6 foot flares, 6 inch thick for concrete in ROW - HTH
How far do they usually stick out from front of building?
Are you sitting Apron on lip from inside floor /or grade beam in frost country?? Bob
The apron will sit on half the thickness of the footer (4 foot deep) that runs across each door opening, and shop floor rests on other half of thickness.
You can never pour a apron wide enough mine is 10 ft across the entire front of the building I wish it was 20 ft or wider ???
A few things are facts, namely, a garage that is big enough, and the apron. Having a 40 X 60 garage, the 40' end had the apron 40' X 20' Not big enough, should have made it 40' X 50' Other garage was 24 X 36, built to build my airplane, way too small for a bus.