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Slab Foundation for Cold Climates
Foam insulation below the concrete makes deep footings a thing of the past.
Bucket-Mixed Concrete
A hoe and a wheelbarrow aren't the only common tools you can use to mix small batches of concrete.
Wide Mudsill for ICF Foundation
Extra-thick EPS walls on the ICFs mean the mudsill stock must be wider than usual.
Placing Concrete in the ICF Foundation
All hands on deck and a cool, cloudy day make for a successful foundation pour.
Stacking the ICF Foundation
Insulated concrete forms provide high R-value and are easy to set up, with a few custom details to avoid blow-outs.
A Foundation Like a Cooler
In a high-performance house, Joe Lstiburek of Building Science Corporation recommends insulating basements north of the Mason-Dixon Line with R-10 subslab insulation and R-20 foundation insulation.
ICFs Often Require a Lot of Steel Reinforcing
The steel reinforcing rod used in the footings and foundation will end up costing about 50% of the cost of the concrete used to fill the footing and ICF forms.
West Coast Solar
This California home combines traditional passive-solar strategies with new-age materials.
Placing a Small Concrete Slab
Learn how to excavate, form, pour, and hand-finish a small slab.
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.

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