Q: I disagree with my builder about what will happen under the garage slab of my new home. There is a trench around the inside on all four walls where they had to dig to install the foundation. The ...
In this video, learn how to create a concrete slab from start to finish. This detailed guide covers necessary steps for relocating a shed, building a new patio, or tackling a DIY project. **Tools Used ...
I am trying to pour a concrete slab floor in a small 10×20′ garage in Brooklyn. It’s a freestanding 2-car garage, 2 separate conjoined garages. I am renting half of the garage. The other half has a ...
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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 ...
Most slabs-on-ground are unreinforced or nominally reinforced for crack-width control. When positioned in the upper or top portion of the slab thickness, steel reinforcement limits the widths of ...
Warehouses are not high rises, and vertical pumping of concrete rarely is a problem—but they do pose their own challenges. Defined and stringent Ff/Fl numbers and burnish requirements, high daily ...
Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...