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"How to build a slab on grade"

How to build a slab on grade / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Passive House in Quebec
Passive House

The Passive-aggressive house - our history of a Passivhaus build

...building materials.    Ann Cavlovic is a writer living in the Ottawa area. Her fiction and essays have appeared in several Canadian journals and newspapers including The Fiddlehead, The Globe and Mail, and PRISM international. Find her at: www.anncavlovic.com.  Article first written in Canadian Architect Magazine,...

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Slab-on-grade construction technical guide
Slab on Grade

Slab-on-grade technical guide

...slab on grade floors is simply done by adding insulation - yep, we have a guide for how to insulate slab on grade floors when building, here. Why build on a slab instead of a basement? To save money and carbon emissions, and have a healthier and more durable house. For a detailed guide on choosing between a Slab on Gr...

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Step by step guide for slab-on-grade home construction
Slab on Grade

Slab-on-grade construction: the Ecohome A to Z Slab building guide

...about how to build a thickened edge concrete slab on grade FPSF footing on soil with a high water table to prevent frost heave, by first installing drainage below the slab.  Related slab on grade foundation pages: Slab-on-grade technical guide Building a thickened edge slab on grade with normal soil conditions How to ...

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Radiant floor heat in a bathroom
Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized

DIY radiant floor tubing installation video

...ated to R32, more than 3 times what is normally used in new builds. This seems extreme to some, but that is simply because floors are chronically under-insulated and any addition to that can be a foreign concept to lot of builders.  Having a heated floor is not an argument against greater insulation, it is actually the...

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