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 ...

Expert DIYer April Wilkerson demonstrates how to frame and pour a small DIY concrete slab at home.

SPARTA, MI - Homebuilder John Bitely says his company has come up with a new way to build a barrier-free house on a concrete slab that's less expensive than a typical Michigan home with a basement ...

A slab foundation can help keep homes cool in summer and warm in winter, based on the ambient ground temperature, which is about 59 to 60 degrees, he notes.

A new ready-to-build slab foundation system called Muscle Slab [TM] is now available for quake damaged homes in Christchurch. Designed and developed by consulting engineers, Bekker Engineering ...