The gravel in a rubble trench foundation allows any water in the ground under the building to flow to the bottom of the trench and away from the building through the drainage trench, preventing moisture problems or frost heave.
Concerned about the amount of embodied energy in concrete? An excellent way minimize concrete in the foundation for a building is to use a rubble trench.
Hope is an ephemeral quality, and not one that we can see or touch. But hope is the reason we live, love, move forward, and make changes to ourselves and the world. And this may be something that we need to bring back into focus.
The glass shower stall chosen by the owners suited the clean lines and contmeporary look of the bathroom. We were hung up a bit on finishing the shower stall because the shower doors were back ordered, and the plumber needed…
The floor tile in this bathroom was a neutral grey colour, which combined with the 8″ x 12″ white tile on the walls gives the bathroom a clean, modern look. A heated towel rack added a bit of the luxurious…
Self-leveling cement was poured over the wiring of the in-floor heat system to level the floor. Then Schluter-DITRA was layed down in preparation for the tile. Usually under tile, two layers of 5/8″ plywood subfloor is necessary for the proper…
For a bathroom reno, putting an electrical in-floor heat system under the tile adds an extra luxurious touch. The only trick is making sure you have the sensor and thermostat installed correctly.
We coated these timber braces with a durable low VOC exterior wood finish, which we are also happy to be able to supply to our clients and other contractors.
A small addition enlarged the master bedroom of this house a number of years ago, but the slope that the house sits on is degrading and the foundation that was poured for the addition was sagging substantially.
The pattern on this bathtub surround was made by using a 12″ by 12″ dark brown porcelain tile rotated to create the diamond shape and surrounded by long, thin glass mosaic tiles around the edges.