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Slab floor / Discussions

How do you run ducts for heating and cooling with slab on grade construction?

...slab on grade floor, would be a heated floor. here is out page all about different under floor radiant heating systems. Cooling is a different matter, some peop...

Posted by Kurt Piemonte April 24, 2025 Slab on Grade 1 response

What are the best below grade drainage layers for a slab on grade foundation?

...slab on grade foundation: the Ecohome step by step guide We can advise you on the best practices for building a slab on grade, but you would still need a design...

Posted by stephan prystanski April 7, 2025 Slab on Grade 1 response

What's the ideal concrete thickness for concrete slab floors?

...floor designed to harness thermal mass advantages. Slab Foundation: This concrete floor is not intended as a structural slab foundation. Should I directly desig...

Posted by Abdulkadir Al-Jazari March 28, 2025 Basements

How much perimeter skirt insulation should go around a concrete slab?

...slab and subfloor above.  On top of the slab will be a wood subfloor web-truss system where the electric & plumbing & hydronic floor heating panels w/ P...

Posted by Insinuendo Insinuendo Aug. 5, 2022 Slab on Grade 3 responses

Is an engineered slab on grade as good as a foundation footing?

...slab on grade so that there is no shifting with frost. Is this not the case anymore. Is a slab on grade the best practice? An engineered slab on grade that has ...

Posted by Jeff Ryan Feb. 15, 2022 Foundations and Basements 1 response

What is the best way to install slab on grade insulation?

...Slab on grade technical guide We have other pages on slab construction as well that are worth looking at, you can find them if you enter slab on grade in the se...

Posted by paul fowler Aug. 26, 2021 Slab on Grade 3 responses

What thickness of insulation and concrete do you recommend in a floating slab?

...slab and radiant floor system? Thank you. If you install only 2 inches of insulation under a slab with radiant heat in a cold climate, you will be dumping tons ...

Posted by Marc-Andre Roy April 21, 2021 Slab on Grade 3 responses

What is the optimal setup for mechanical systems for slab on grade?

...slab on grade home. I definitely want a hydronic in floor heat system, along with a heat pump. With the absence of central ductwork, where do I put the ERV? Wou...

Posted by Dave Nuttall July 6, 2019 Mechanical systems 1 response

Would you recommend Legalett over water radiant floor heat for a backyard studio in Toronto?

...slabs. Legalett Solar Air Heated Slab on Grade installation video Slab on Grade Prefabricated Insulation Form Kit  Air heated floor Thickened-edge slab-on-grad...

Posted by Christine Pountney May 2, 2019 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 1 response

Do I need to insulate under the footings of a frost protected shallow foundation?

...Floor Need? And here is a page about frost protected shallow slab on grade premade foundation form kits, this is by a company called Legalett that provides slab...

Posted by Jon Piana April 15, 2019 Slab on Grade 1 response

What should I look for if I want to buy a slab on grade house?

I'm looking to buy a house build on a slab-on-grade . What should I be looking for in terms of insulation? Thanks, Terry Where is the house, and do you know how...

Posted by terry northcott March 25, 2019 Slab on Grade 1 response

What is the best way to heat an off grid home?

...slab floor with frost wall I will run with the assumption that your house is not yet built otherwise you would already have a heating solution, is that correct?...

Posted by Michelle Nason Aug. 8, 2018 Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing 3 responses

Can you replace an old slab foundation with an air heated slab?

...slab on grade house and pour a new slab under it, unless of course I’m missing something here. The raft slab insulated slab on grade kit with the air heated rad...

Posted by Mike Molloy Nov. 7, 2019 Slab on Grade 1 response

Can you raise a garage floor?

...floor is almost back alley level, it has retention wall,  and inside about 6 inches height from the slab. We like to raise it at least 4 inches! Is it possible?...

Posted by Anwar Chowdhury Jan. 3, 2021 Concept and design 2 responses

Does insulating a slab on grade make the building less stable?

...slab. What do you think?  A Slab on Grade needs to be built correctly, but no, Insulation under a slab floor will not make it less stable. To me that sounds lik...

Posted by Nicolas Jalbert May 28, 2018 Slab on Grade 1 response

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