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How to pour a concrete slab successfully

Before you even think about raising the walls of a new backyard shed, you need a solid foundation. Learn how to pour a ...
In this video, I demonstrate how to create a large concrete slab from start to finish. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Clearing the Area 01 ...
K-Form, a manufacturer of concrete formwork systems, signed an exclusive partnership with Omnis Panels LLC (“Omnis”) to distribute its innovative plastic shuttering system in the U.S. The distribution ...
Amber Boyce loved working with her husband and children in the construction industry, pouring concrete. Traditionally, it’s hard and heavy work, setting up forms and pulling them down again. “It was ...
This "one concept" approach to slab production eliminates the materials, transportation and clean-up of temporary forming methods and form anchors as well as the need for any dowel placement ...
Two concrete columns hold up a curving concrete roof of this pavilion that architecture firm SOM has built using a method it says could reduce the carbon footprint of high-rise concrete buildings.
Even as 3D printing gains more traction as a next-gen homebuilding method, new ideas for sustainable, affordable housing are continuously popping up. There’s “foldable” homes; homes that ship in kits ...
On the lookout for ever more energy-efficient building envelope solutions, a growing number of Building Teams are turning to insulating concrete forms as an alternative to light-gauge steel frame, ...