When building a house, choosing the right kind of foundation is perhaps the first decision that homeowners have to struggle with. There are many options for the right foundation depending upon the climate, the soil types, as well as, the elevation of the ground. For good reasons, crawl space foundation is one of the popular […]
Pier and beam Foundation Vs Slab Foundation Comparison
Pier and Beam Foundations A pier foundation allows you to isolate the house off the ground. This means the house is technically decoupled from the ground as a whole. Steel studs remove the possibility of wood rot and concrete creates roughly one kilogram of CO2 for every kilogram of concrete. This means pier and beam […]
Slab on Grade Foundation – Advantages, Disadvantages and Uses of Slab Foundations
Slab on grade foundations are also commonly known as floating slab foundations. The foundation is formed using a mold that is set into the ground rather than digging a basement for the structure. There is no space between the ground and the poured concrete. Uses of Slab Foundations Slab foundations are used under the following […]
How To Build a Building Foundation – 10 Steps
When constructing a foundation for a building, it is generally best to have a professional come in and do most of the work. There are some skilled do-it-yourselves out there, though, who can properly build a foundation for a small outbuilding. A civil engineer must to know the details of foundation construction as it’s the […]
