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 ...

Concrete is one of the most user-friendly building materials around. It’s durable and inexpensive, yet can be made amazingly attractive with today’s new concrete finishes. Learn how to pour a concrete ...

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.

Tunnel form construction is a method in which tunnel-shaped formwork allows the in-situ casting of walls and slabs in one operation, on a daily cycle. It combines the speed, quality and accuracy of ...

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 ...

A combination of tilt-up panel forms and construction systems won this concrete project an Excellence award in the TCA 2013 Achievement Awards Galeria 360 in the Dominican Republic involved a ...

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 ...

The insulated concrete form market which estimates the market valuation for insulated concrete form will cross US$ 1,572 million by 2027, according to latest report by Global Market Insights Inc. The ...

Portland, OR, Nov. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As per the report published by Allied Market Research, the global insulated concrete form (ICF) market generated $974.8 million in 2020, and is expected ...