The pouring of the slab is a critical step for your new home.  It is said that a house built upon the rock will endure, this is your rock.   Some very skilled laborers poured this slab, and the garage slab in a single day.  The slab is reinforced with concrete rods and mesh that helps keep a cohesive bond along such a large surface.   After the concrete is poured, the laborers use special tools to ensure an even and level surface. They then cut “expansion joints” or small lines in the concrete at set points, that will shatter at controlled points should the concrete move or swell.   We had the luck of a small amount of rain two days in to the curing process (drying) that allowed us to see just how even the surface is.  The skilled contractors Ryland brought in did a fantastic job, as there were no pools or standing water on the entire slab.  The total cure time allowed for the slab was five full days.