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  1. PatrickT

    Water proofing admixtures

    JKW05, The slab will be 4" thick. There will be 14" of expanded foam below the slab and in direct contact. Yes drywall will hang from below the steel joists, but not untill water proofing has been confirmed! I'm leaving open the option to use a thin coat of elastimeric coating. This product is...
  2. PatrickT

    Water proofing admixtures

    CivilPerson, Thanks for the quick reply. The floor/roof system I'm using is Hambro, www.hambro.ws The system uses steel joists spaced such that the decking is re-usable plywood. It drops below after setting. Patrick T
  3. PatrickT

    Water proofing admixtures

    I'm building our home with a flat concrete roof. The home over looks a lake so we want the roof to be a loftly patio. While visiting the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, I saw a few concrete water proofing methods. Some where placed on the finished slab and other as an Admixture. I belive one was...
  4. PatrickT

    Thermal bridging, poured walls/poured roof

    Hello all. New to the site here but I'll start off with my question. I'm building a concrete home. Most of the details have been solved but I do have a few concens that many have dismissed as over the top. My issue is the thermal bridging that will occure when a flat concrete roof is poured on...

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