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 ...

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? - ...

Q. I read a lot about walls, insulation and other factors that can make a difference in utility bills, but what about flooring? Are some types of flooring better at saving energy than others ...

Q. Our house has concrete slab floors, no basement or crawl. Our air conditioner and water softener used to drain to an opening in the floor in the utility closet, but the drain is stopped up. I was ...

Reshoring meant to prevent concrete slab deflection under its own weight, similar to that shown in this photo of another project above, became a point of controversy among the Philadelphia hotel ...

When you initially think of concrete floors, you probably think “cold”, “prison-like” or “industrial”. But with its ability to take on colour and a polished sheen, coupled with its many benefits, ...

Chemical densifiers/hardeners have been used in industrial applications for almost 100 years. They have evolved like most other things in our culture from products that were difficult and labor ...

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 in ...