Rate of placement and screeding method are baseline decisions that must be made prior to start of placement. Placing/finishing concrete is time sensitive and susceptible to environmental conditions.

Steve Hunter, left, owner of Hunter & Son Foundation Repair, works with his crew as they auger one of 16 helical piers 15 to 20 feet deep into the earth beneath Betty Wiens' home Thursday, Dec. 2, ...

Most slabs-on-ground are unreinforced or nominally reinforced for crack-width control. When positioned in the upper or top portion of the slab thickness, steel reinforcement limits the widths of ...