landscaping and building the facility itself on a “five-inch slab-on-grade concrete foundation.” Officials estimate the project to take about two years to complete.

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Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a tool that gives builders a quick way to measure, correct and ...

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Featured on WGN Radio’s Home Sweet Home Chicago on 05/31/2025: Perma-Seal Basement Systems’ Chief Operating Officer Joel Spencer joins the show to talk about concrete lifting and leveling.

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Learn how to build a cabin with a loft in the woods with these DIY cabin plans. Realize your cabin dream by building a cabin yourself for about $6,500. Rays of early-morning sunlight gently peek ...