One simple method to test the dryness of a concrete slab is to tape 2-foot-square pieces of plastic film to several locations on the slab. After a day or two, check the pieces of film.

Dear Jerry: We purchased a condo/townhouse in 2008, a new build in Greece. These are constructed four units to a building without basements and on a concrete slab. The flooring in the kitchen ...

For years, concrete floors have appeared in swanky Las Vegas casinos, restaurants, auto showrooms and other commercial venues. Now homeowners are ripping up carpet to have the concrete slab hiding ...

Q. Our house has concrete slab floors, no basement or crawl. Our air conditioner and water softener used to drain to an opening in the floor in the utility closet, but the drain is stopped up. I wa… ...

Floor for outbuilding. A 3- to 4-inch slab will work for the floor of a storage or tool shed, workshop, garden shed, or playhouse. Steps to pouring a concrete slab 2. Phone a one-call number.

Shrinkage-Compensating Concrete made with Type K cement provides a high-quality concrete floor slab that maximizes the advantages of jointless floor solutions. Type K adds value both during ...

Q: We added a room to our house that has only a concrete slab for a floor. The slab gets so cold in winter, we are unable to use the room. How can we make the room comfortable?

Protecting the concrete slab can turn from one of the biggest points of pain into one of the biggest points of pride —providing a “just right” solution to serve the polishing industry.

It will ensure the slab will not separate. Steel is concrete’s best friend, as it adds enormous tensile strength to concrete slabs. If your building code permits it, be sure to include floor drains.