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Slab-on-grade for Ecohome's upcoming video building guide
Slab on Grade

How to build a slab-on-grade on standard soil

...forms © Ecohome Forms need to be well-secured to avoid a blow out, including lots of braces to hold the weight of the concrete so forms don't bend. Three runs of 2x6's easily held concrete and insulation, and after forms were removed, that wood was used for framing.  Slab-on-grade forms © Ecohome Plumbing and mechan...