I want them to be waterproof, but I can't even imagine pouring a concrete slab myself. What are my options when it comes to building a shed with a waterproof floor that will stand the test of time?

Of course, if the current floor does have insulation under it, you could just pour the new, lightweight concrete over the original slab. The older concrete would act as thermal mass for the new ...

I’m wondering what to do about the floor of each shed. I want them to be waterproof, but I can’t imagine pouring a concrete slab myself.

Q: We added a room to our house that has only a concrete slab for a floor. The slab gets so cold in winter, we are unable to use the room. How can we make the room comfortable? A: Cold concrete flo… ...

From your description, we believe the plywood subfloor is fastened either to floor joists that are suspended above the concrete slab or to "sleepers" that are attached directly to the slab.

Under MBA’s guidance, all 80,000 square feet of under-slab foam insulation were installed in a single 12-hour night’s work, tallying roughly 250 man hours of labor.

To check whether there actually is water moving through the slab you can perform a simple test. Take several squares (1x1 foot) of aluminum foil and tape them down to the floor in different areas ...

QDEAR BARRY: My home has a forced-air heating system, with ducts installed beneath the concrete slab floor. When it rains for several days in a row, the vents get wet, and some have standing water ...

Q: I just bought my first house and am about to remodel my basement. The previous owners of the house glued 2-inch-thick foam insulation to the poured concrete walls. It’s got an aluminum foil ...

BarrierHL™ is a flexible, low-profile, 25 psi, under concrete insulator that is made with ¼-inch thick EPS foam in flexible 4- x 96-foot rolls. BarrierHL protects concrete from heat loss and moisture ...

One of the key features in the couple’s overall energy efficiency strategy was a hydro-radiant heated floor system integrated into the concrete slab foundation of the home.

Standard concrete itself is not a good insulator, so most concrete building systems use either foam insulation panels or insert granulated foaminto the concrete mixture.