I have a cement slab for a front porch and it is badly cracked. I would like to replace it with a composite deck. The problem is that when it rains, the water will run through the joints to the ...

Because of the concrete permeability, the chemicals containing chlorides, with the help of the water seepage, migrated towards the soffit of the slab. There was considerable concrete deterioration ...

A slab foundation is made of concrete that is typically 4" to 6" thick in the center. The concrete slab is often placed on a layer of sand for drainage or to act as a cushion.

The surfaces were delicately grit-blasted - as the slabs were cast soffit-side down, acid etching would have been dangerous. The casting of 30 slabs in two moulds, with each one taking a week to cast ...

Vents in the soffit and roof can be opened to handle cool air. At first floor level a concrete walkway with a cantilevered structure runs alongside the facade. A continuous rooflight connects the ...