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Slab on Grade Foundation

by Jason 1 Comment

slab on grade foundation

What is Slab on Grade Foundation You would know that one of the most important design considerations while constructing a house is its foundation. Slab on grade or ground foundation is a design of foundation that involves pouring of concrete slabs directly on the ground, meaning there is no gap between the ground and the concrete. […]

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Pier and beam Foundation Vs Slab Foundation Comparison

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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 […]

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Slab Foundation Vs Crawl Space Foundation Vs Basement – What’s The Difference?

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There are some confusions among civil engineering students as well as professionals on relative differences among slab foundations, crawl space foundations and basement. So we have decided to write a post on this topic. First, we will go through the basic concepts of each of the topics and then we will summarize the relative differences between slab […]

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Slab on Grade Foundation – Advantages, Disadvantages and Uses of Slab Foundations

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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 […]

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