Grass/ Discussions

What is an Alternative ground cover to grass for a yard that gets wet and shady where kids play ?

...grasslawns in backyards? That pages should give you some alternatives to consider, but we wouldn’t be able to help you much in finding local installers of gr...

Posted by Hillary Fairbanks Sept. 4, 2020, 10:55 a.m. Exteriors 1 Responses

What are environmentally friendly ground covers for retirement communities?

...grasses or ground covers to replace established largegrasslawns in a retirement commnity. An environmentally friendly ground cover alternative tograssis one...

Posted by Lester Helmeczi Aug. 12, 2021, 5:14 p.m. Landscaping 1 Responses

Can we backfill a basement and then do slab on grade?

我们有严重的水问题,想要“摆脱”我们的地下室。我们想“回填”我们的地下室,把房子抬高到二楼……

Posted by susannahandjared mcisaac March 3, 2022, 4:20 p.m. Slab on Grade 1 Responses

How do I apply for the Canada grant to get renovations done?

我的房子已经有60年的历史了,我需要一扇大窗户和4扇小窗户,地下室要隔热,还要安装一个迷你分割线,因为冬天房子太冷了。我我……

Posted by Debbie Brown Sept. 7, 2021, 11:52 a.m. Grants and incentives 1 Responses

Are their grants in my area?

We have an extremely old house and we are loosing lots of heat!

Posted by Shannon Hutchison Jan. 29, 2021, 10:30 a.m. Grants and incentives 0 Responses

How do you finish the exterior of slab on grade?

I am looking at your example of a slab on grade construction technique and wondering how you finish the exterior of the footing insulation once the forms are r...

Posted by Dave Derouin Oct. 18, 2018, 1:45 p.m. Slab on Grade 1 Responses

How do you attach steps to slab on grade insulation?

Deep thanks to you for your videos on insulating thickened edge slabs, they've helped my designer and me immensely in at least starting to overcome a change to...

Posted by Mary Alm Dec. 2, 2021, 11:24 a.m. Slab on Grade 3 Responses

How do you create a slab on grade on a slope?

我们正在考虑在一个可能有基岩的地区建一个谷仓,如果我们挖得多的话。在24英尺宽的房子里,地窖…

Posted by Adrienne Rayna June 30, 2020, 3:58 p.m. New foundations and slab-on-grade 3 Responses

Can you help with applying for the green homes grant?

如何恢复档案及继续申请绿化房屋资助?Here is our page about how to apply for the Canada Home grant 2021 program , but that is...

Posted by Ken Frew Oct. 16, 2021, 1:37 p.m. Grants and incentives 2 Responses

Do you have an engineer directory for slab on grade designers?

是否有工程师名单,我们可以咨询关于我们的计划修改为地面板(整体)基础,因为大多数城市会重新…

Posted by Paul Giusto Dec. 30, 2019, 8:12 a.m. Slab on Grade 1 Responses

Should I build a basement or slab on grade?

Our buider tells us that building a full basement is much cheaper that a "slab on grade" with a four foot frost barrier at the perimeter. We don't understand h...

Posted by robert baker March 27, 2020, 6:54 p.m. New foundations and slab-on-grade 9 Responses

What is the best method of building a slab on grade?

Can you recommend the best method of building an insulated slab on grade suitable for the laurentian mountains in the event that bedrock prevents digging out a...

Posted by Jay Law 2021年4月19日下午3:09 Slab on Grade 1 Responses

Can my shallow crawl space be converted to a slab foundation?

我最近在离乔治湾海岸几百米的地方买了一栋有100年历史的小石头房子。它有一个大约20英寸深的浅浅的爬行空间。一个……

Posted by Sian O'Keefe Aug. 15, 2020, 12:52 p.m. Slab on Grade 1 Responses

Can you insulate an existing slab on grade floor?

Our house was built in the seventies as slab on grade. Apparently they didn't used to put much insulation under the floor because it is freezing cold in the Ve...

Posted by Patrick Berkeley Dec. 31, 2020, 10:14 p.m. Foundation and basement improvements 5 Responses

在平地基础上建楼板的最佳方法是什么?

我正在建一个商店(950平方英尺)和一个小屋(800平方英尺)。它们在曼尼托林岛上,将在裸露的平坦石灰岩上,随机分割。我所愿…

Posted by Earl Williams Nov. 30, 2021, 12:25 p.m. Slab on Grade 3 Responses

How well do Legalett slab on grade floor forms work?

我们计划于2020年6月在安大略省爱德华王子县建造一座建筑,那里有1英尺的表土,2英尺的粘土和基岩。规划的结构是一个bu…

Posted by Steve Sykes Aug. 18, 2019, 3:21 p.m. Slab on Grade 3 Responses

Engineered Slab on Grade or Footings

嗨。我们今年的一个项目是一个32x24的独立车库,上面有阁楼。我一直认为,而且别人也告诉我,地基比平板好……

Posted by Jeff Ryan Feb. 15, 2022, 9:59 a.m. Foundations and Basements 1 Responses

Are slab on grade foundations cheaper than a basement?

My question is, when taking square footage into account, is it cheaper to build a basement for my new home or would it be cheaper to build a slab on grade and ...

Posted by Jason Nov. 21, 2019, 4:12 p.m. New foundations and slab-on-grade 1 Responses