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Step by step guide for slab-on-grade home construction
Slab on Grade

Slab-on-grade construction: the Ecohome A to Z Slab building guide

Slab on grade foundation, detail design; the basics There are many different soil conditions and corresponding slab designs. This page is about how to build a thickened edge concrete slab on grade FPSF footing on soil with a high water table to prevent frost heave, by first installing drainage below the slab.  Related ...