When building a house, two main types of foundations are used: slab-on-grade or below-grade foundations with a basement slab. Climate, including high water tables, frost lines, harsh winters, and ...

What Is Buying a House on a Concrete Slab? The foundation that your house is built on can have a major impact on the structural integrity of your home. A slab foundation is made of concrete that ...

Q. My wife and I are building a new home soon and wonder which foundation is the best. Should we do a simple slab on grade, a crawl space or a full foundation with a basement? What are the pros and… ...

Is there an alternative way to achieve a well-insulated house foundation? What about the cost of an ICF foundation? A: Insulated concrete forms (ICF) have been around for several decades now.

For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured ...

If you're looking into foundation repair/replacement, you may have heard the term 'slab jacking'. Here's what slab slab jacking is as well as its pros & cons.

Legalett, originally from Sweden but now in North America, has developed a floating foundation system that eliminates the frost walls that always are a difficult thermal bridge; the concrete slab ...

Richard and Ellen hired a local general contractor to prepare the site and install the insulated slab foundation. After the Unity crew assembled the shell on-site, the contractor completed the ...

Climate, including high water tables, frost lines, harsh winters, and vulnerability to storm surge and high winds, will determine whether a slab or below-grade foundation is chosen.

Whether you're building or buying a house, here is why you do (or don't) want a concrete slab and the benefits and drawbacks that need to be considered.