When building a house, two main types of foundations are used: slab-on-grade or below-grade foundations with a basement slab. Climate, including high water tables, frost lines, harsh winters, and ...

A seven-month city investigation has determined that new houses in a crumbling southeast Wichita subdivision met building codes. But city officials acknowledge that a group of houses in the Maple ...

Pros and Cons of Buying a House on a Concrete Slab Reviewed by JeFreda R. Brown Fact checked by David Rubin The foundation that your house is built on can have a major impact on the structural ...

The new building codes would: * Require soil testing and analysis at any building site, with the results provided to city building officials for permitting purposes. * Require plasticity index testing ...

Q: Several homes have recently been built in my neighborhood that are raised concrete slab homes or slab homes on built up land. Almost immediately after the slabs were poured they showed significant ...

It is important to keep the soil around your home's foundation evenly moist. But the hose nozzle or drip tape should be placed 18 to 24 inches from the slab, not against the concrete. Watering the ...