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How to Build a Frost Protected Shallow Foundation (FPSF) Forms
Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized

Design and construction of frost-protected shallow foundations with radiant heat

...floors over hydronic radiant floors, but none greater than the ability to inject solar-heated air into the thermal battery which is the concrete slab floor.  Building a frost protected shallow foundation (FPSF) with Passive Solar air-heated radiant floor slab  © Ecohome Solar air heating panels are a growing trend in...

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Radiant floor tube installation
Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized

DIY radiant floor tubing installation video

...floor heating systems  Build your own DIY solar air heater for free heat Heat pump water heaters save energy and money All about underfloor heating - hydronic, electric wire or air tubes  Non-toxic silicate sealer for polished concrete slab floors Learn more about the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Member...

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How to Fasten Cement Board Facing to slab on grade insulation
Slab on Grade

Finishing the exterior of an insulated slab-on-grade floor

...slab exterior.   Read more about Passive House construction and efficient home building in general on the pages below and in our Green Building Guide.  How to build a slab or foundation on soft soil and high water tables Silicate sealers for concrete slab floors - durable and healthy Step by step guide on how...

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Insulating a Slab on grade for a Passive Solar LEED Home with Rockwool © Ecohome
Insulation and soundproofing

Insulating below slab-on-grade floors

...slab-on-grade foundations Why insulate under a slab on grade foundation? For comfort, and to save money, that's why! In many areas Building Code has fallen behind common sense on what specification of insulation to use under a slab, It is common to install as little as R5 insulation below slab floors, making that about...

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Prefab frost-protected shallow foundation insulated form kit
Slab on Grade

Raft slabs - How to build Insulated frost protected shallow foundations (FPSF) on problem soils

...slab-on-grade floor on a site with a high water table. Images courtesy of Yanni Milon. Drain placement for slab on grade with high water table Drain placing with gravel and geotextile under a slab on grade foundation Placing gravel for draining slab on grade with high water table How do frost protected shallow fo...

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