Slab vs sloper reddit. We just moved into a home with sloped floors. Goal - I am wanting to pour a 12' x 12' concrete patio for a gazebo. The least expensive way to get what you're after would be to have the "extended crawlspace" walls built from cinder block, heavily waterproofed and I would fill the cores with either cement or sand for thermal mass and For small sheds, I use a 4" reinforced concrete pad, with 6" around the edges. We recently bought a house on a concrete slab. Our lot is right up against a national forest and one of my goals in building was NOT to provide a welcoming space for wildlife. The location of this patio will be around 7' from my house. Full disclosure, I am incredibly new to DIY projects and I've never worked with concrete. They can definitely be cold if not well insulated sides and below. The foundation footers would need to be stronger to support the added weight of an additional 6 courses of cinder block (or an additional 4 feet of poured concrete and rebar). It still slopes a little still but not as bad. Same goes, if not even more so, for outdoor boulders. Essentially the foundation sank a little after an upstairs addition. We built our floorplan that called for a crawlspace on a raised slab. I was wondering if anyone on here has a lot of post occupancy experience and talk about the benefits of flat vs sloped roof? I'm doing this proj as a designer/developer and want to keep it for a hold long term. Plus, it's also a plus from a longevity standpoint to be have the framing of the house start higher above grade level than a slab home typically allows for. That's where good conditions makes a huge difference as well. Part of that is insulating, under the slab and at the foundation walls. We planned on redoing the floors anyway and they put in all new sub flooring. For larger sheds, I use 18"x18"x18" under the support columns, and 4" reinforced slab for the rest. There's no reason a slab-on-grade should be cold. They had a structural engineer come out and complete work prior to selling. CMU and waterproof foundation walls with dimple board and French drain around the lower level slab, making it pretty much impossible for lower level water entry. One thing we didn’t anticipate was the duct work that would’ve been run through the crawlspace so we lost some space due to bigger openings needed to accommodate everything being run from the attic. Question - Do I need to slope my patio? I've been reading and watching countless videos on how to do this and I'm questioning the need for it. Slab on grade has it's benefits - it's solid, you can run heat pipe through it prior to pour (if you live in a cold climate and are doing radiant). Slab homes are cheaper to build, but much harder to work on. It has downsides too - Some people don't like the hardness of concrete floors. Just think of the joints all the way up the chain. I often see people asking about slab on grade vs crawl space and I always want to know whether they are located near a wilderness area. Slopey boulders on the day they're set vs the day they're about to be taken down in the gym can be entirely different climbs. In roughly speaking the 70's/80's/90's, the country has transitioned from the old way of building a basement, for some 'free' storage space in a damp, underground shed, and into quite different procedures that grant the ability to finish a basement as living space. Builder poured footers and stacked cinderblocks then backfilled with dirt. Bolt the shed on top. Then poured the slab over it. Pier and . Recommend poured concrete walls vs. Honestly though they are saying it's a designer house, so presuming they are working with an architect who should be advising them on the best design for their climate. If cars are to go in, I use a 6" slab, and if jacks are to be used, 6"-8" in the required areas. Unfortunately (and fortunately?), after tearing up carpet and subfloors we have just realized that the house is sloping downwards about 6 inches. The gazebo has a roof so it should Slab is much better because it also acts as a huge thermal mass to draw energy to - which depending on your climate can be a big win. fqxyz wokpz sdct ymkpkxp kelqlj ciohsw flnuc rqg qxo jnlgyu
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