Ultimately, concrete
slab foundations can be considered cheap and negatively impact a house's resale value.
This may initially result in a loss of business, but allows them to avoid paying inevitable future claims associated with
those slab foundations.
For example, let's say there are problems with the concrete
slab foundations in newer homes across a particular state.
It rests on a concrete barge — the floating equivalent of a crawl - space or concrete
slab foundation that can be found under rural or mid-century land - built homes.
Except for the concrete
slab foundation, the entire house is built from CLT with insulation inside and out and the larch cladding acting as a rain screen.
Fixed Foundations
Slab foundation is simply a poured slab of concrete that a house is built upon and typically sits upon a footing that is constructed below the frost line — this is the easiest method.
Complete renovation w /
slab foundation.
Hello, we are trying to sell our house and we had a home inspection done and there was no structural damage, there are no cracks in the walls anywhere, it has a few cracks in the tile in the kitchen and the foyer, it is on
a slab foundation.
Not exact matches
Early in AD 1625 when trenches were being made for the
foundation of some building near Chang» an (Hsi - an), the capital city of T'ang empire, a great
slab of stone with an Inscription both in Syriac and Chinese was discovered.
A pallet provides a structural
foundation, mainly a
slab or framework of wood used for carrying things.
For more information see Popular Topics /
Foundations and
Slabs and Popular Topics / High R - Value Walls.
For more information see Popular Topics /
Foundations and
Slabs.
XPS / EPS / high density mineral wool insulation is installed under the
foundation slab.
Surface area: this is used to obtain our envelope infiltration goal (2.5 square inches of leakage area per 100 sf of envelope); it includes the
foundation, such as
slab and / or basement walls.
1 As work progresses on the
foundations, a plate compactor is used to ensure a solid, stable base for the concrete
slab; 2 pouring the concrete
slab; 3 a cross-section of the wall build - up showing wet dash finish followed inside by external insulation, 215 mm solid block walls, sand - cement plaster and insulated plasterboard internally; 4 airtightness detailing around joist ends; 5 pro clima Intello airtightness system under counter battens to create a service void while minimising airtight layer damage by service penetrations; 6 a parge coat serves as the airtight layer on the inner face of the single leaf block walls.
You put rebar inside, fill it with concrete, and voilà — you have an insulated, watertight
foundation footing or
slab edge.
Pour a driveway to park on, put in the
slab or
foundation, eventually build the kit in 5 - 10 years.
(above) This appalling detail is a kitchen extension that was built straight off the top of patio
slabs without
foundation — by a contractor.
These describe single point penetrations of the building fabric, such as a steel column penetrating a floor
slab down to
foundation, or even a simple cavity wall tie.
Thermal bridging: Floor
slab built using a traditional strip
foundation, plinth insulated with dense / waterproof EPS right down to the
foundation.
The
foundation is composed of 350 mm Geocell foam glass gravel and aggregate — for which Linham is the Irish agent — under the concrete
slab.
The
foundation wall is insulated with 2» foil - faced polyisocyanurate rigid insulation on the interior and the
slab is uninsulated.
Closed - cell spray foam insulation was added to the interior of the rim joist and
foundation wall, and also over the existing
slab.
Concrete floor
slab on insulated foundation system (300 mm of EPS)(Kore Passive Sl
slab on insulated
foundation system (300 mm of EPS)(Kore Passive
SlabSlab).
Foundation Assembly:
Slab - on - grade foundation; uninsulated with Termimesh ® termite mitigation system and sill gasket between framed wall and s
Slab - on - grade
foundation; uninsulated with Termimesh ® termite mitigation system and sill gasket between framed wall and
slabslab.
One place to start is requiring that vapor impermeable waterproofing be used on
foundations and basement
slabs.
Forming a thermal bridge free junction between the base of the external wall and the ground
slab /
foundation is a challenge that occurs on many Passivhaus projects.
2 1/2» XPS rigid insulation and 1» polyisocyanurate rigid insulation were added to the interior of the
foundation wall and 2» XPS rigid insulation was added over the existing
slab with cracks sealed and surface covered with epoxy paint.
Infiltration: Air barrier system is as follows: existing basement
slab with two coats of epoxy paint; taped rigid insulation on inside of
foundation walls; spray foam at the rim joist; taped housewrap on above grade walls; fully adhered membrane on existing roof sheathing; transitions between roof and above grade walls made by lapping membrane over the housewrap; other transitions made using sealant.
That can be handled within the code (permanent wood
foundations,
slabs on grade with anchor points, or using the Alternative materials, design, methods of construction and equipment» clause within the code).
«The thing about the Passive
Slab is that it's a floating
foundation which instead of sitting on the ground is sitting on a layer of impervious insulation, sitting on stone.
Pump concrete for residential and commercial properties such as
slabs,
foundations, stem walls, driveways etc..
Mixed concrete to customer - specified slump levels and assisted contractors in pouring
foundations, footing, and
slabs.
Ben even went above and beyond by having a
foundation company come free of charge and check the house out the day after inspection to verify the
slab's integrity.
In warm climates, a raised
slab of poured concrete can be formed into a single unit that combines the footing with the actual
foundation elements.
Remember the other end of the move requires a
foundation /
slab, electric, plumbing and sewer connections.
The question is if a permanent
foundation is available or if you will have to add one by building a concrete
slab or using other material?
While a home inspector can tell you if your home was built on a
slab or raised
foundation, a
foundation engineer can tell you if the home is sliding or the
foundation is faulty.
When this phenomenon occurs under
foundations, it can cause the heaving and cracking of the concrete
slab.»
According to Andrew M. Dennis at Donan Solutions, a 3rd generation engineering firm that began in 1947 in Madisonville, Ky., the design and construction of either a concrete
slab or conventional crawlspace
foundation should be tailored to the geography and climatic conditions that it is expected to perform under.
Think of your paving as the
foundation of your scheme and you'll realise just how much cracked
slabs and missing bits can let down your new look.