Five videos about how to install a subfloor over thick insulation without sleepers. The insulation can be over a concrete slab, or not...
Concrete & Masonry
Feb 18 2019
Tree stumps are not a solid base for footings
Jan 17 2019
A dry and healthy crawlspace is sealed tightly against water and air leaks
Nov 30 2018
Water and thermal barriers make a warm, dry base for the subfloor to float on
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Nov 27 2018
A solid connection for adding bolts to existing concrete
Nov 26 2018
A solid flat surface for building begins with a LOT of aggregate and many passes with a compactor
Nov 6 2018
Wait, what?
Oct 27 2018
We budgeted nearly $50,000 for the foundation and yet ran almost 100% over budget—that hurts.
Oct 22 2018
How to apply a non-slip broom texture to a concrete slab
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Oct 21 2018
No premixing required
Sep 24 2018
The first finishing tool on the slab pushes down rocks and brings the cream to the top of the concrete surface
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Aug 26 2018
A flowable concrete coating that makes a patchy old slab new again
Aug 25 2018
Front-yard factories dot the coast road in Ecuador and Columbia
Aug 21 2018
An easy to make scoop that cleans the bucket as you empty it.
Jul 30 2018
A smooth slab begins with a lump of mud and a straight 2x5
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Jul 29 2018
An overview of what it is, how to mix it, where to use it, and what to add
Jul 23 2018
A fast and inexpensive way to patch stucco walls. Put this in your bag of tricks.
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Jul 3 2018
Repointing protects against water intrusion
Jul 2 2018
The old-fashioned mathematical formula way and the shortcut way.
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