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Guide to Working With Concrete
Learn tips and techniques for forming, pouring, and finishing concrete for every type of home construction or remodeling project.
Choosing the Right Hand Float for Your Next Concrete Project
Wood, resin, magnesium, and aluminum versions of this essential masonry tool all have their pros and cons.
Minimizing Concrete in a Slab-on-Grade Home
Whether your goal is to cut construction costs, minimize environmental impact, or both, there are practical ways to build a home with less concrete.
Controlling Concrete Pour into ICFs
A site-built EPDM extension tube provides extra control at the business end of a concrete pump truck pipe.
Keep the Keys Clean on ICFs
Snap steel tracks on top of insulated concrete forms to protect the interlocking keys and stiffen the walls while pouring concrete.
Keepsake Vanity Countertop
This custom concrete bathroom sink surround artfully displays shark teeth collected during walks on the Connecticut shore.
FHB House Foundation in pictures
A distinctive, elevated foundation combines a metal pan deck and a traditionally formed and poured basement.
Steel Beams and a Metal Pan Deck
Borrowing from the commercial building world, we use steel to prep for an elevated concrete slab.
Pouring the House Foundation
Finally out of the dirt!
Pouring the Footings
Placing the concrete and stripping the forms.

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