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How to pour a concrete slab successfully

Before you even think about raising the walls of a new backyard shed, you need a solid foundation. Learn how to pour a concrete slab here. Building a shed this spring? You need a solid foundation, and ...
Wet concrete on skin can cause everything from mild redness to third-degree, permanently disfiguring chemical burns. You and your helpers should take these steps: Wear eye protection. Sandy concrete ...
On the lookout for ever more energy-efficient building envelope solutions, a growing number of Building Teams are turning to insulating concrete forms as an alternative to light-gauge steel frame, ...
Each wall system brings specific characteristics to a project...Evaluating factors like structural demands, energy ...
Out of the gate, I'll say, I'm thinking wood. But, the idea of concrete is still lingering in my brainpan. With that in mind...has anyone here poured a raised concrete slab, or gotten pre-cast slabs, ...
Fab-Form Industries Ltd. (TSXV: FBF) ("Fab-Form®", or the "Company"), a leading innovator in sustainable concrete forming solutions, today announced the application of a new USA design patent for its ...
The University of Baltimore (UB) School of Law is the sixth largest public law school in the country. The project consists of 190,000 square feet of new construction at a height of 12 stories.
SANTA CRUZ — When Mike and Cindy Grall imagined their dream house, it was something much more than three bedrooms, two baths, a white picket fence and a swimming pool. “We wanted the home to produce ...