Figure in the cost of excavation. A concrete slab is generally installed over a gravel base. The base is 4 inches, and the slab itself is 4 inches, with 2 inches above ground and 2 inches below. This means that for the average slab, you will be digging down 6 inches.
Quick facts about the weather and daylight in January. Average temperature: -0.11Â°C / 31.8Â°F. Average hours of sunlight: 24.8. Average of lowest and highest recorded temperature in January: Low -10.55Â°C / 13.01Â°F â High 8.15Â°C / 46.67Â°F. Length of day on January 1st: 4 hours and 24 minutes. If you are looking for Mai Thais by the pool and tropical weather, Iceland in January is probably not for you. If, however, winter is your jam then pack your bags and head on over.
Following December 21, as the sunrise slowly arrives later over those 17 days, we add, at best, a mere minute of daylight to each day at sunset. By January 7, though, we're adding a full two minutes each day to the daylight hours --one at sunrise and one at sunset. Following January 7, the days are getting longer twice as fast as they were between December 21 and January 7. By January 7 each year, it's like we're finally emerging from the Dark Ages, despite the achronistic technology north and east of town.