Al Carrell: We're on a building site where we're using a different type of slab foundation. It doesn't have the cable, so we don't have the post tension. The reason is because we're in Tennessee. We're on almost solid rock. We're not going to have any sort of unstable dirt underneath there. There's not going to be any movement. We don't need the post tension in there.
Michael Holigan: To help keep the concrete together, just in case it cracks, the engineer has gone ahead and designed for a wire mesh base and we're going to pull that up in the middle of our four (4) inches of concrete. We want a full four (4) inches, just like on the post tension, plus we've designed for rebar in the beams. Again, that's to help strengthen those beams and here you might notice a little pink. That's some insulation and we're putting that inside the concrete beams to help keep the concrete floor slab warm during the winter time.
A.C.: Another thing you may notice and that's the fact that we've got a vapor barrier over this. The reason is because we don't want to have moisture coming up through and entering the slab. That can cause problems. Now you may also have noticed that there is moisture here and that's because Mother Nature provided us with a good rain storm this morning and it may happen again if we don't hurry up. Another thing is, we've got this on a bed of gravel instead of having it on sand and it's going to be a great foundation.
Episode 002 1995 - 96 Season
| Post Tension II | Regular Slab | Pier and Beam | Block and Slab | Watering Foundation | Basements | Radon Gas | How Much Down? | Faucet Replacement |
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