Q: We added a room to our house that has only a concrete slab for a floor. The slab gets so cold in winter, we are unable to use the room. How can we make the room comfortable? A: Cold concrete floors ...

Q. My wife and I are building a new home soon and wonder which foundation is the best. Should we do a simple slab on grade, a crawl space or a full foundation with a basement? What are the pros 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 ...

SARASOTA -- When you're buying a house, you look it over carefully. You search the roof, the walls, the floors, for flaws. But what about the bottom? If only you could see underneath the house to look ...

Below-grade waterproofing systems can be critical features of building enclosure design, particularly when the structure has a deep foundation. As the foundation goes deeper, there is a greater ...

With Cat. 5e or Cat. 6 cabling now being installed in most new construction projects, some changes in installation methods are in order for slab-on-grade floor boxes with communication outlets.

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 ...

Robby Brown is the founder of Pinnacle Foundation Repair, a foundation repair company that has been serving Texas for over 20 years. Commercial foundations support a heavy load and have to be ...