Slab
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Protecting a Concrete Slab Through a Long Winter
Without a heated building above it, is a frost-protected shallow foundation at risk of damage from below-freezing temperatures?
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Thermal Control in a Monolithic Slab
Placing a turn-down slab outside the conditioned space removes the thermal bridge
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Different Types of Insulated Slabs
Slabs with frostwalls, monolithic slabs, frost-protected slab foundations, and insulated raft slabs
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All About Footings
Durable house designs start right here
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Insulating a Slab on Grade
Depending on your location, you may need rigid-foam insulation under and around the edges of the slab While walls and roofs have long been a point of focus,…
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Flatrock Passive: A Well Insulated Slab
To minimize heat loss, both the stem walls and the slab are insulated with rigid foam
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All About Basements
Is your basement a damp hole in the ground or a delightful place to retreat and tinker at your workbench?
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Placing Concrete for a Passivhaus Foundation
At the Potwine Passivhaus job site, contractors erected a tent to protect the fresh slab from cold temperatures
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Foundations — Part 2
Do you really need to have a basement? Fine — then we had better talk about the right way to build one
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Foundations — Part 1
How your house meets the ground, and the many ways to improve your foundation details
