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 ...

Well compacted, smooth subgrade is Part 1 in making successful slabs; Part 2 will cover formwork, joint details, vapor barriers and reinforcing.

Charleston officials may soon move to ban slab-on-grade construction in the 100-year flood plain. The climate-egregious building practice puts homeowners at greater flood risk. FEMA has ...

Among new construction homes, slab and crawl spaces are the most popular types of foundations.With a slab foundation, the property is constructed on top of a thick, level concrete slab.For a crawl ...

Mount Pleasant's ban would only bar new slab-built homes in the 100-year floodplain. Those are areas that have a 1 percent probability of flooding in any given year.

Somero Enterprises introduced the Somero Sky Screed 25, the first Knuckle Boom Laser Screed machine in the world to allow screeding on structural high-rise and slab-on-grade applications. The Sky ...