After the concrete is finish troweled, lay some insulating blankets on top of the slab to keep it from freezing. Make sure to weigh the blankets down so the wind doesn't blow them off, 2x4's or rebar works good.
Since our homes always contain some kind of wood and insects live within and off wood, most homeowners will find bugs at some point. When the bugs are eating through Sheetrock — a brand name for a type of drywall — or plaster, things become confusing, though. How can bugs live off Sh...
The floor system is made up of so-called flat plate: eight-inch thick concrete slabs directly sitting on columns. There are no beams under the slab. This is a very economical design. It makes better use of the height, so that is very often used in construction. One mode of failure tha...