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My fiance and I live in New Enland just outside of Boston MA. We have decided to take some eco-friendly and cost saving options to build our new home.  We have chosen to build the house on a slab on grade foundation. My builder was suggesting that we at least start with the foundation in the fall and then start work ba...

Since the concrete slab is insulated, how do you manage to get the covered porch concrete poured at the same time? How does it work for the insulation? The section where the thickened edge of the slab meets the covered porch must require insulation?  Yes, you can do a mono-pour for a slab on grade even with an exterior...

I have an illustration of a top view looking down but still working on a side view but not quite sure on what section and how much reinforcement I would need to hold the structure I want to build.  Can you help? Where are you building? And are you talking about the air heated raft slab form kit from Legalett? 

I am preparing to build a house in Grand Rapids MI and believe a slab on grade foundation is best suited. do you work here or can you supply a kit and assistance to a local builder? The house will probably have a partial basement but the slab section, ideally with your hot air radiant heat system, would be about 1000 s...