A slab-on-grade foundation is a concrete pad poured directly on the ground to support a house, offering a durable and ...

New IStructE-led guidance Design of transfer slabs* has been written by engineers from Aecom, IStructE, MPA The Concrete Centre and Imperial College London, with technical reviews provided by Buro ...

Unbeknownst to her, the concrete poured when the house was built contained a naturally occurring mineral called pyrrhotite. Over time, this mineral has cracked the foundation to the point where ...

The two big factors that decide how much concrete you’ll need are the size and depth of your job. Here is how much one cubic yard covers: A 4-inch thick slab with an 81-square-foot area A 5-inch thick ...

But if your concrete patio design has curves, multiple-levels, or several angles, then it’s normal for labor costs to rise. Photo Credit: John Loo / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 A reinforced concrete patio slab ...

The recently built house just down the road from the Hill Country Arts Foundation — and its faux Stonehenge — is a looker. With shed roofs angling away from one another and separated by ...

‘Design of transfer slabs’ has been created by AECOM, IStructE, MPA The Concrete Centre, and Imperial College London, with technical reviews provided by Buro Happold and Simpson TWS. The technical ...