Foundations: Ok Ladies, Now Let’s Get in Foundation

In this episode, we shake, rattle, and roll as we discuss the slab and pier and beam foundation. We also create a new drinking game centered around Foundation Cracks.

Links:

https://www.ramjack.com/houston/about-ram-jack/blog/2015/october/history-of-home-foundations/

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS4215

https://www.redeemersgroup.com/about-us/our-blog/2481-concrete-slab-foundations-a-brief-history.html

http://www.a-1engineering.com/pierandbeamfoundation.htm

https://historicalbatonrouge.blogspot.com/2010/09/pier-and-beam.html

https://slabperformance.com/a-short-history-of-houston-residential-foundation-design-construction/

https://www.rioleo.org/an-engineers-nightmare-ocean-tower-south-padre-island.php

https://www.ecohome.net/guides/2280/slab-on-grade-construction-step-by-step-guide/

https://www.familyhandyman.com/masonry/pouring-concrete/concrete-forms-and-pour-a-concrete-slab/

https://medium.com/@risingbarn/how-to-install-pier-and-beam-foundations-a5e5f81e7227 (great step-by-step photos)

https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/pier-and-beam-foundations-khouse-progress/

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/ground-foundations

https://houstonslabfoundations.com/life-cycle-of-a-slab-foundation/

https://pro.homeadvisor.com/article.show.Concrete-Basics.13701.html

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