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"Slab on grade"

Slab on grade / Discussions

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

...slab on grade foundation is foreign to me but I know the cost-effectiveness as well as the environmental benefit. My question is how does one run ducts for the ...

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

Can I connect a new slab addition to an existing (engineered) slab on grade?

...slabs (connected or touching) with 1 building on both slabs? There should be no reason that you couldn't attach a new slab on grade foundation to an existing sl...

Posted by Corey Porteous April 9, 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 is the proper way to build a Slab on Grade Foundation?

...on. A frost protected shallow foundation uses 'insulation' as insulation instead, read more here on our slab guide page - How to build a slab on grade foundatio...

Posted by John Schureman March 25, 2025 Slab on Grade 3 responses

Crawl space versus slab, which is better?

...slab on grade constuction with passive floor heating would rule out the use of a heat pump. Also I would question your depiction of crawl spaces as damp and mol...

Posted by Doug Bennett Jan. 5, 2025 Foundation and basement improvements 1 response

How do you insulate a basement slab to keep the benefits of thermal mass in a passive solar home?

...on where the inside of the foundation stem walls are insulated and the rest of the horizontal part of the foundation is foam insulation mon on the bottom follow...

Posted by Trudy Lynn Oct. 25, 2024 Passive solar home design 1 response

Can I use thermal evacuated tubing with a Legalett radiant air system in a raft slab?

...ons about the raft slab as well. Legalett is an independent company, we just feature it here as we do other systems that we like, and so far we have not found a...

Posted by kathryn saunders Jan. 20, 2023 Renewable energy 1 response

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

...on to omit the web trusses.  Here on this page about how to build a slab on grade on problem soils you can see some photos of a slab being assembled as mentione...

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

What are the best practices for a pier foundation on sloped bedrock?

...on on a slope, piers (screw piles or helical piles) are one way but not generally our favorite if it can be avoided. Building on piers leaves one additional sur...

Posted by s w July 12, 2022 New foundations and slab-on-grade 1 response

What is the minimum insulation value for insulation between the edge of the slab and foundation wall?

...slab foundations and homes, I would first check our BC Step Code made easy page for information on that. Building codes vary too much between states, provinces ...

Posted by Arsh Deep July 12, 2022 Slab on Grade 1 response

Can you build a new home on top of existing basement?

...slab on grade, you can even fill in the existing foundation and build a slab on top. If that were the case you should see this page about how to build a slab on...

Posted by Christine Shepherd June 9, 2022 Concept and design 1 response

Do you need radiant heat in a slab on grade if it is well insulated?

...one builds a highly insulated house on an insulated slab are heated floors necessary? Whether or not you need radiant heat in a slab on grade foundation floor t...

Posted by S EDGE March 11, 2022 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 3 responses

Can we backfill a basement and then do slab on grade?

...ondered about 'backfilling' our basement, raising the house to second story height, and building a new ground floor on a slab on grade foundation, so to speak. ...

Posted by susannahandjared mcisaac March 3, 2022 Slab on Grade 1 response

Can you build slab on grade as an extension on an existing house with a crawlspace?

...slab on grade for a 20 by 14 room extension on a main house with Poured concrete dirt floor crawl space.  Yes, you can pour a slab on grade as a frost protected...

Posted by Lana Mcgeary Jan. 19, 2022 Slab on Grade 2 responses

How would you do a Slab on Grade with a post and beam garage in New Hampshire?

...Slab on grade with that construction? There isn’t a case where we would suggest going below the frost line with frost walls for a slab on grade, we prefer to to...

Posted by Robert Nordman Jan. 19, 2022 Slab on Grade 1 response

What are the pros and cons of building a house on a slab on grade foundation?

...slab on grade will be more durable and resilient than a basement. The only reason a slab would crack and damage a house is if it isn’t properly made. Assuming y...

Posted by Debra Kroening Jan. 5, 2022 New foundations and slab-on-grade 6 responses

How do you attach steps to slab on grade insulation?

...slab on grade foundation kit. Alternatively with a hand-built slab on grade foundation, you can remove a few inches of insulation where door openings will go to...

Posted by Mary Alm Dec. 2, 2021 Slab on Grade 3 responses

What is the best way to build a slab on grade foundation?

...ons to add more concrete for strength, then you are still building it al on one level. As for skirt insulation, erosion is only a problem if you let it be. With...

Posted by Earl Williams Nov. 30, 2021 Slab on Grade 3 responses
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