From: MSfortune@mcpmail.com (Al Bundy)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Concrete Patio - Too Cold to Pour?
Date: 13 Nov 2004 14:54:28 -0800

ibeplato  wrote in message news:...
> We are scheduled to have a concrete patio installed sometime in the next 
> 3-4 weeks.  We live in Virginia and the normal temperatures for this 
> time of year are lows in the 30's and highs in the 50's.  However, it 
> isn't uncommon for the lows to drop into the 20's at night.
> 
> The patio will be a combination of poured concrete under our deck, and 
> flagstone layed into concrete in a section next to the deck.
> 
> Our contractor has assured us that the temperatures aren't a problem, 
> however we're concerned that there may be issues with freezing nighttime 
> temperatures leading to cracking or poor settling.
> 
> Should we believe our contractor or should we wait until the spring?
> 
> Thanks in advance.

Those temps present no problem at all. They pour concrete all year
long. When it's below zero they mix salt with it to stop the freezing.
I would not like that mix in my basement, but your temps won't come
close to needing that treatment.