When building a house, two main types of foundations are used: slab-on-grade or below-grade foundations with a basement slab. Climate, including high water tables, frost lines, harsh winters, and ...

Pouring a basic concrete slab isn’t quite as simple as making a cake, but close. "It’s getting easier and easier, and people are getting smarter and smarter about how to do it," said Tom Stoddard, of ...

With six different types of home foundations possible, cost estimates vary by design. Estimates are based on a 2,000-square foot house. Monolithic concrete slab foundations are better known as slab-on ...

New regulations designed to tighten the city's control over residential slab foundations were passed 5-1 Tuesday by the Wichita City Council. Council member Michael O'Donnell voted no. Approved were ...

The city appears a month away from tightening regulations on how slab houses are built in Wichita. Council members reacted favorably Tuesday to a report from a task force put together to recommend ...

There are many different footing form systems available, but the majority of them share a common thread: non-wood forms. With the concrete industry moving in the "green" direction, and with an ...

ROSEMONT, Ill. — With winter on the horizon, commercial property owners are bracing for higher heating bills. One strategy to lower the cost of heating is installing Emerson’s EasyHeat XD cable kits ...

Like a lot of homes in area, my entire roof is not guttered. On my current home, I have gutters in the front and the back, but none in the side, just one small diverter so rain isn't pouring directly ...

Q: Several homes have recently been built in my neighborhood that are raised concrete slab homes or slab homes on built up land. Almost immediately after the slabs were poured they showed significant ...