Everything You Should Know About Slab On Grade

Slab-On-Grade-Windmill-Construction Have you ever been in a house that didn’t have a basement? If you’ve lived your entire life in Canada or America, chances are you haven’t. This is because we come from a long tradition of homes with basements, stretching back to times before refrigeration and heating when basements were used to store food. As technology progressed, we turned to our fridges and grocery stores for our food storage, we re-purposed our basements into rec-rooms, workshops, general storage, and trendy man caves! Our evolved history of family having basements as a standard home feature mingled basements into our culture to such an extent that we rarely ever question their necessity. Read more

The Benefits To ICF Construction In Cornwall

icf-windmill-benefitsInsulated Concrete Forms, or ICF, are a construction technology that have been around since the 1970s, and have been enjoying a steady rise in popularity as the technology has been refined and its benefits have been demonstrated. Demonstrated to be produce extremely energy-efficient buildings with a lifespan measured in centuries instead of decades, that are impermeable to moisture, cannot rot or decay, are resistant to termites, quick to build, and produce terrific acoustic properties, there are a thousand reasons to consider ICF for your next build. Read more