In this video, learn how to create a large concrete slab from start to finish. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Clearing the Area 01:30 - Surveying the Site 02:28 - Building the Frame 06:13 - Trench Filling Techniqu ...

The bulk of the work for a new slab is in the excavation and form building. If you have to level a sloped site or bring in a lot of fill, hire an excavator for a day to help prepare the site. Then ...

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 ...

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 ...

Formwork, the temporary or permanent molds used to hold wet concrete until it sets, is a crucial element in concrete construction. Just as important is selection of the right formwork, as it greatly ...

Q. I've heard all kinds of things from friends about concrete foundation piers. To say the least, I'm confused. Some say you just dig a hole and fill it with concrete. Others say you need to be sure ...

DEAR TIM: My concrete driveway has eight large slabs. The driveway slopes down from my garage to the street. The straight-line gaps between the slabs has enlarged, and some cracks are as wide as 2 ...

A transfer slab is simply a thick reinforced concrete floor slab where a column sits on top of a slab but does not have a column immediately below. In other words, it bridges between supporting ...

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.

When concrete shells are constructed, they usually have to be supported by elaborate timber structures. A revolutionary technique developed at the Vienna University of Technology now uses inflatable ...