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The frostwall and slab of this concrete addition are poured in a single, continuous pour for a seamless slab and foundation.
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Building an Addition for an Elderly Parent Project
Innovative Concrete Forms and Wetland Protection (BV0221)
Bob kicks off a new addition for an aging parent that will nearly double the size of this Norwell, Massachusetts, colonial and showcase concrete building technology that is streamlined, efficient, and versatile. There were some delays in obtaining a building permit because the home is near a quaking bog that serves as a wildlife habitat and natural filtration system for the town’s storm-water runoff. The bog was formed by melting glacial remains and covered by a moss layer that has since formed a 20-foot thick fibrous mat in Black Pond Bog. At the home site, a hay-bale buffer was created on the property to protect a connected wetland from erosion or runoff during the project. Homeowner Howard Brickman shows Bob how innovative plastic footing forms are set in place, lined, and braced for the concrete pour. The forms will stay in place and serve as the drainage channel for the foundation, saving multiple steps and much time after the footings are poured. The slab and footings will be poured in a monolithic, single pour using lightweight, web-reinforced polystyrene forms with rebar that will support the haunched slab. An insulated vapor barrier with reflective backing rolls down over the stone in preparation for the pour. At every step, time and materials savings speed the construction and save countless hours of labor.
Additional Show Information
• About Foundations
• Garage Workshop Foundation and Slab
• Concrete, Block, and Slab Foundations
• Preparing for Permitting
• Site Preparation
• Building with Insulated Concrete Forms
• Backyard Wetlands
• View show transcript
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| More and more baby boomers are looking to expand space in their homes to make room for aging parents. Bob talks with Howard Brickman, an old friend of the show, ...
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| Steve Ivas, an environmental consultant, helped guide the homeowners through the process of securing permits for the house expansion. Neighboring Black Pond Bog is an endangered ecosystem owned by the ...
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| Bob talks with Howard Brickman about the challenging soil conditions on this project, where a high water table and impermeable soils must be considered for the foundation. To alleviate these ...
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| The Norwell home is getting ready for the foundation pour. It will be a monolithic or single pour as they create the slab and frost walls. Todd LaBarge of LaBarge ...
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| The slab was poured at the same time as the footing, saving a lot of steps. The process was very streamlined. Insul-Tarp, a combination insulation and a vapor barrier from ...
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| Bob talks with Ron Ardres of ReddiForm about the ReddiForm insulated concrete form (ICF) system that was used for the foundation walls. The ReddiForm blocks are made of expanded polystyrene. ...
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