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dave1

09-30-2005 05:42:24




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I built my house in western NY on a slab, monolithic pour, never regreted it . While the people next door deal with flooded basements, cracked walls and a pile of junk in a room they will never use, I sit next to the wood stove and relax. But , if you go with a slab, do it overkill, 12 inch walls, rebar, and insulation, money well spent. I have a built up tongue and groove pine floor with rigid insulation between the sleepers, cold floors never been an issue. But as someone else posted, makes wiring and plumbing more difficult. my 2 cents

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smark

10-04-2005 15:30:00




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 Re: slab in reply to dave1, 09-30-2005 05:42:24  
I currently live in a house built in the 1960's on a slab. It was a summer cabin in Michigan-No insulation in the walls or floor. Concrete Block walls. I just winterized it 3 years ago adding foam Board insulation on the outside under the new Siding, attic insulation and burying the Well Line more than the 6" deep that it was. The Floors have no insulation at all and I heat mainly with a Wood Stove and I have never had a complaint of cold floors. I have just floor tile squares directly on the Concrete. Maybe since I keep my house heated all day it soaks into the concrete? I dont know but I like my slab House and plan to build another on a slab here in Michigans Thumb.

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kidbob

10-01-2005 10:04:44




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 Re: slab in reply to dave1, 09-30-2005 05:42:24  
I built my house with a full basement constructed so that I never get flooded. When the kids were small it was used every day, now when the power is out in cold weather we go to the basement and keep warm.



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VaTom

10-02-2005 04:57:38




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 Re: slab in reply to kidbob, 10-01-2005 10:04:44  
Going even further, I built my house so it's nothing but basement (walkout). 2' of dirt on the roof. Won't flood, leak, or ever get cold or hot. We utilize annual heat storage, the mass picks it up in the summer, stores it for winter use. Takes a lot of (insulated) mass, works like a dream.

Anybody interested in more:

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Sid

10-03-2005 20:33:00




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 Re: slab in reply to VaTom, 10-02-2005 04:57:38  
Nice looking House Tom. Kinda gave that a quick look see I am going back and read more about it.



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VaTom

10-04-2005 05:45:49




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 Re: slab in reply to Sid, 10-03-2005 20:33:00  
Hi Sid,

It's probably a little different from your neighbor's place. Concrete's a fluid, so you get whatever shape you want to form. We've been here a decade but a guy in Florida just put up that web page from a discussion list he started.

Hope you enjoy your tour. Isn't unusual for guests here to get out of their cars and bust out laughing. OK with us.



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