Dear James: I need an extra bedroom for my kids. It will be built on a slab and utilize floor radiant heating. I would like to install hardwood flooring over it. Is this OK over a heated slab? - ...

Dear Pat: I plan to add a bedroom for my children. It will be built on a slab to save money and use floor radiant heat. I would like to install hardwood flooring over it. Can this be done over the ...

Decorative concrete is a great choice for sprucing up an existing concrete slab. In November 2010, Create-A-Crete, Talkingrock, Ga., used decorative concrete to turn a previously carpeted retail store ...

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Even when properly insulated, concrete floors suspended over cold spaces will lose up to 80% of their heat. As heat is lost through the floor, it puts a costly strain on HVAC systems ...

Cold floors have a tendency to ruin a perfectly cozy morning. Step from a warm bed onto a tile floor or walk across an unheated slab above a crawl space, both of which are common places in your home ...

Editor's Note: Kim Basham provided this article after a reader inquiry in regards to his article "Reinforcement for Crack Width Control," which ran in the December 2009 issue of Concrete Contractor ...