Concrete / Discussions

...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 foundation wall (so the wood is not touching the concrete), and they laid down some plastic on the floor so the studs don't touch the concrete floor. M...

...concrete and I will be on time of day rates so the concrete heats up at night. I have R35 in walls and R60 in ceiling I am looking at using the 4mm cork tiles...

...concrete or blocks, and not let it pass through to the interior wall. A 'vapor barrier' in a basement wall should be against the concrete to separate it from th...

...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...

...concrete dries vs about 1200 sq. feet with SOG to accomodate our total needs. So my question is: is a 750 sq ft house on top of 750 ft basement cheaper than 120...

...concrete floor in my crawl space under an addition (the rest of the house is on concrete slab). There is no ductwork, there is a sump pump, and the wall joists ...

...concrete or between the 2" layer of EPS and stud wall, as well as if poly extends to bottom of first floor or stop at top of concrete? Plus, if I don't have tim...

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...

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 footings poured and the floor of the crawl space covered in crushed stone. I have high humidity in the house and crawl space (despite the fact that the...

...concrete, by replacing soil with washed gravel 4' deep under my permacolumn Pole barn house walls. Rubble foundation. I would use FPSF insulation methods with r...

...concrete slab. This worked well and made the lower edge very solid. I am now planning my next phase where I want to do the same thing on the solid wall bungal...

...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...

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...

...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 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 floor. Assuming you have at least 3 or 4 inches of concrete in your floor, it will most likely absorb as much solar-generated heat as you could possibl...