Concrete is a permeable substance capable of absorbing and releasing moisture, which can continue to affect the RH of a slab long after it's been placed. Many people don’t realize how important ...

Question: Recently, one of our builder client’s home owners requested that no chloride be added to the concrete for the winter walls. Our state design code required vertical structural steel ...

This is part two of a series on pyrrhotite and crumbling foundations. Part three will appear in a future issue of The Item. The telltale cracks that signal pyrrhotite in a foundation are not ...

Engineers, local and state officials gathered Thursday at the Ryefield Condominiums in Vernon for a live drilling and core sampling to test for crumbling concrete foundations. The goal of the testing ...

Concrete slab foundation homes became popular in the early 1900s and increased with time. They went mainstream for a reason, but they tend to complicate the maintenance and functionality of other home ...