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Pour Even Concrete Slabs
Create a key with strips of rigid foam to keep intersecting slabs from moving independently.
Thermal Break: Insulating the Slab Edge
Insulating the edge of your slab improves indoor comfort and conserves energy.
Dealing with a Faulty Basement Slab
A homeowner weighs the merits of repair or replacement of a concrete slab that was poorly installed.
Assembling a Concrete-Free Slab
An innovative plywood slab-on-grade means less time, money, and carbon
The Concrete-Free Floating-Plywood Slab Assembly
Watch builder Josh Salinger show how to reduce the environmental impact of a new home by omitting the concrete from the ground-level floors.
Podcast 213: Fixing a Basement Slab, Making a Stucco Wall Watertight, and What to Do About Insulbrick
Rob, Matt, and Patrick hear from listeners about foam glass, structural welds, and deep-energy retrofits before taking questions on how to level an uneven basement slab, the best fix for a below-grade stucco wall, and installing new sheathing on Insulbrick.
The California FHB House Framing in Pictures
Strategic use of engineered lumber and steel connectors in this high-performance home allow for open living spaces while also meeting seismic requirements.
Forming the Elevated Slab and Curbs
How can we form a monolithic slab with stem walls?
How To Build a Form for a Small Concrete Slab
In this 3-part video series, builder Andy Engel demonstrates the basics of forming, mixing, pouring, and finishing concrete projects.
Hand Mixing Concrete for Small Projects
A hoe and a wheelbarrow are fine tools for mixing one bag of concrete at a time. Here's how to do it.

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