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 ...

Building a new home comes with so many decisions, and some days, all of them feel equally important. But there’s one decision that will make the most significant difference in your house’s stability ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

It is important to keep the soil around your home's foundation evenly moist. But the hose nozzle or drip tape should be placed 18 to 24 inches from the slab, not against the concrete. Watering the ...

Press release, Monday 9 June 2014, msHAPPEN Ltd, Christchurch, NZ: A new ready-to-build slab foundation system called Muscle Slab[TM] is now available for quake damaged homes in Christchurch. Designed ...