When building a house, two main types of foundations are used: slab-on-grade or below-grade foundations with a basement slab. Climate, including high water tables, frost lines, harsh winters, and ...

With six different types of home foundations possible, cost estimates vary by design. Estimates are based on a 2,000-square foot house. Monolithic concrete slab foundations are better known as slab-on ...

It is important to keep the soil around your home's foundation evenly moist. But the hose nozzle or drip tape should be placed 18 to 24 inches from the slab, not against the concrete. Watering the ...

Tella Firma Foundations, a Dallas-based construction company, signed an agreement with Meritage Homes to provide its innovative foundations for all of Meritage’s homes being built in the Villas at Las ...

SPARTA, MI - Homebuilder John Bitely says his company has come up with a new way to build a barrier-free house on a concrete slab that's less expensive than a typical Michigan home with a basement or ...

October 22, 2025 – PRESSADVANTAGE – Hydro Heroes, a Southwest Washington disaster cleanup and restoration company, has released comprehensive guidance on protecting residential foundations from water ...

The city appears a month away from tightening regulations on how slab houses are built in Wichita. Council members reacted favorably Tuesday to a report from a task force put together to recommend ...

MAGNOLIA - The framing and the walls already were up when Jill Williams and her husband discovered a home they liked in a suburban yet rural area north of Houston. They decided to buy, but it was a ...