Shop/garage apron

[chessie4905]

   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.

[mikke60]

two feet out is the industry standard where I come from. New England

[niles500]

FDOT (florida) 6 foot flares, 6 inch thick for concrete in ROW - HTH

[chessie4905]

   How far do they usually stick out from front of building?

[robertglines1]

Are you sitting Apron on lip from inside floor /or grade beam in frost country??  Bob

[chessie4905]

   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.

[luvrbus]

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

[wg4t50]

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.