Concrete / Discussions

...concrete blocks so we had it lifted and put on screw piles. When it was lifted the new crawl space was sheeted with plywood and poly was layed on the dirt floor...

Hi. I will build a garage/shop in my backyard next summer. It will be a 20'x30' on a structural concrete slab with around R-35 wall and R-40 roof insulation. T...

I'm installing basement drain system and the contractor wants to install vents through the concrete floor at the wall junction to drain moisture condensate fro...

...concrete like material, about 3/4" thick). I was thinking about attaching large insulating panels (styrofoam or similar) similar to the ones they use all over E...

...concrete appeared to be saturated with water. We inspected the foundation outside. The foundation seems to be sealed, although we had to dig down six inches or ...

...concrete wall. My concern is trapping water in the concrete, a serious problem in our cold climate. Also the floor joists are cast into foundation walls which m...

...concrete walls of a basement like mine--at least when one considers that my basement concrete has already had many years to dry out (presumably about as much as...

I finished a basement for a contractor and what we did was put tar paper on the concrete walls the left about 3/4 to an inch of air space than a 2x4 wall I thi...

...concrete floors throughout the home for durability and thermal mass. We are planning to utilize a Sanden air-to-water heat pump for domestic hot water and hydro...

...Concrete Piers: Pros are low cost (marginally higher than screw piles), low tech so I could install myself, elevated foundation to manage slope, access to utili...

...concrete, and as long as the home is a comfortable temperature, your feet won’t really feel cold standing on wood floors like they would on concrete. And whil...

I have never done exterior foundation insulating because I have never seen a good looking and long lasting finish. Even parging on concrete only lasts so long ...

...concrete flooring as our finished floor so keeping it in good condition o finish is important. Thanks for your thoughts! Yes, you can build a slab on grade fo...

...concrete walls. the access to the crawl is from the part basement. i have take out old r10 batts that were in the floor joists. the crawl is vented with 2 vents...

...concrete basement stuffed full of fiberglass insulation, covered with plastic then all covered up with drywall so we can't see another disaster coming! Every on...

...concrete, that's not a bad thing. Concrete is very porous so it will forever absorb moisture from the ground and deposit it into walls if allowed, or dry to the...

...concrete block walls (2 inch) The cottage is 900 square ft. To complicate things, we have just made a 400 square foot addition on concrete piers which is also n...

I’m insulating my basement with 2” of EPS against poured concrete foundation, then framing a 2x4 wall, then adding Rockwool. Unfortunately, due to some areas, ...