New Zealand’s building industry is undergoing significant changes with the introduction of tougher insulation requirements ...

Insulation is a less rigid subfloor than a concrete slab, so the floor won’t feel as hard and cold when you walk on it. There are a few options for basement floor insulation, including foam ...

Whether you're building or buying a house, here is why you do (or don't) want a concrete slab and the benefits and drawbacks ...

Making good all holes on completion Floor insulation: Floor insulation to exiting suspended ground floor, 150mm thick rockwool insulation slab laid between joists from above (lifting floor boards), re ...

One of the most important ways to ensure sound transmission is minimised through a wall, floor or ceiling is to decouple the structural elements. Hush has more.

Optimal insulation of a building starts with its foundation. Shops with in-floor heating require sheet-foam beneath the entire concrete slab to act as a thermal break that prevents heat transfer ...

According to the Department of Energy’s Energy Saver program: ‘Basements can account for 10-30% of a home’s total heat loss and provide a significant risk of moisture problems due to extensive cold ...

The simplest and cheapest roof insulation is the classic cold loft option. Insulation is placed over and between the wooden joists, above the ceiling of your home's top floor. This is often just ...

Radiant heating relies on a heat source set beneath your floors, which naturally and evenly warms your home from below, across a specified area.

Want a sturdy foundation for your next tool shed? Consider having a concrete slab as your base. Concrete slabs are inexpensive, long-lasting and easy to install—as well as multi-purpose.

Multiple obstructions to finishing operations Broom finish Construction joints ACI 302.1R-04 "Guide for Concrete Floor and Slab Construction" provides F-number recommendations for hard-troweled ...

Thus, once all floors slabs were demolished and the building was seen as a slender prism formed by completely heterogenous masonry walls, the idea of leaving them exposed became conceptual ...