Pros and Cons of Buying a House on a Concrete Slab Mark Cussen, CMFC, has 13+ years of experience as a writer and provides financial education to military service members and the public. Mark is an ...

Extending a concrete slab sounds simple, but the prep, formwork, and finish can make or break your results. This video covers ...

A contractor and team of manufacturers tested 15 different methods and mixes for pouring concrete slabs at cold temperatures side by side. Here's what they found. In the course of testing concrete ...

Timothy has written about personal finance, including detailed home renovation and repair cost guides, since 2017. His work covers everything from plumbing and roofing to solar and pest control. Find ...

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has raised concerns about potential structural weaknesses in buildings constructed with ...

In the dome of the Pantheon in Rome, several construction techniques were used to allow such a bold construction to stand. One concerns the composition of the concrete (in this case, non-reinforced ...

Ginny Bartolone began writing DIY and home improvement guides nearly 10 years ago, covering everything from energy-efficient appliances to cracked foundations. Whether she's compiling cost information ...

The Pantheon in Rome, built in AD 126 by the Emperor Hadrian, and 1 Wall Street, a Lower Manhattan skyscraper recently converted into luxury condos, might not appear similar at first glance. The grand ...

As the mostly widely used material on Earth, concrete has a massive carbon footprint that scientists are working to chip away at in all sorts of ways. Recent research projects have demonstrated how ...

Reshoring meant to prevent concrete slab deflection under its own weight, similar to that shown in this photo of another project above, became a point of controversy among the Philadelphia hotel ...