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 ...

DIY expert April Wilkerson frames and pours a small concrete slab.

The pour is running north across the ground floor and everything looks routine. Then the deck starts to move. Not fall, move, ...

If trucks are waiting, people see it. If the pump is sitting, people see it. If finishers are chasing daylight or fighting a bad setup, people see it. What is easier to miss is the work that put the ...

A slab's long-term performance is determined by far more than compressive strength, finish quality or flatness. While much attention is given to mix design, placement, consolidation and curing, one ...

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