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Frost-protected shallow foundation
I'm still not clear how a heated building frost-protected shallow foundation (FPSF) and unheated building FPSF differ in design and theory. I'm about to try to build myself a small…
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Shallow frost-protected foundation retrofit in intermittently-heated house
Existing situation - We have a cabin and outbuildings built by my wife’s great grandfather in 1930. We like the character exactly as it is. This is a vacation home,…
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Avoiding thermal bridge under doors at slab on grade?
Due to extensive shallow ledge, I'm designing a slab on grade foundation for a seaside home in Massachusetts (Zone 5A). Because of gently sloping topography, neither a thickened slab edge…
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Details on monolithic slab (FPSF) for unheated garage?
Hi all, I like the Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations I've read about in Martin's article, https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/fine-homebuilding/frost-protected-shallow-foundations and in the recent FineHomebuilding article. I don't understand if people slope their monolithic slabs…
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Where does a vapor barrier go in a frost protected shallow foundation?
we have a high water table and want to put in a frost protected shallow foundation in an unheated garage. however,in holladay article "polyethylene under concrete slabs" martin says to…
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Frost protected shallow foundations at patio
Hello All,First, thanks to editors and contributors for this site. I've found a lot of great articles dealing with options for a straw bale home design I am working through,…
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Shallow Frost-Protected Foundation questions
Can a Thermomass (http://www.thermomass.com/overview/overview.htm) foundation be used in a Shallow Frost-Protected Foundation in a cold climate? My concern is whether the break in insulation caused by the outside concrete wythe…
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Frost protected shallow foundation retrofit?
I have a ranch with a full basement and attached single car garage in Southern Maine I am about to gut and remodel. The plans dictate that the garage be…
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Shallow Frost-Protected Foundation on a slope
The diagrams that I've seen of SFPF are on a flat building lot. Can SFPFs be used on a sloped lot? How sloped? Can they be used for a walk-in…
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Frost-Protected Shallow Foundation question
Hey, I live in southern Vermont and am starting to build my home this summer. I'd like to build a FPSF and I am also planning on doing the build…