SlabTek

Advantages of the

SlabTek Slab

This innovative and revolutionary foundation system provides several key advantages over traditional slab-on-grade, pier-and-beam and suspended foundations.

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can be used in highly active or expansive soils to virtually eliminate future foundation movement caused by changes in the moisture content of the soil.

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can be used in low bearing capacity soils, or soils with slope stability issues. The adjustability of Slabtek Slabs, is ideal where future soil subsidence is a possibility.

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can be an economical solution when geotechnical data is unreliable or where soil compaction results are questionable, because the SLABTEK design is not dependent on the nature of the soils near the surface.

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are significantly less expensive and significantly more reliable than water injection or chemical stabilization of highly expansive soils.

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can be utilized in colder climates to avoid typical problems with frost heave.

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can be fitted with engineered seismic dampers to minimize damage to the structure from seismic forces.

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provide a gap or space between the soil and the foundation to isolate the concrete from the soil and eliminate possible concrete corrosion due to sulfate or other chemical compounds, in the soil.

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can utilize either drilled concrete piers or engineered “helical” piers and require significantly fewer piers than traditional suspended slabs.

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construction processes are not as affected by weather conditions, and as subject to weather delays as waffle slabs with interior beams.

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can save valuable days of construction time, especially compared to traditional pier-and-beam or suspended slabs.

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can provide great peace of mind for the builder and the homeowner because the Slabtek design virtually eliminates typical warranty concerns such as cracks in the brick or drywall.

And finally, SlabTek Slab.. is the first truly “adjustable” foundation!

As you can see, this foundation system has been designed to specifically address each of the difficult issues that have challenged the design of slabs supported by problem soils, over the years.

We are convinced that SlabTek Slab provides a comprehensive and yet cost-effective solution to these issues that is going to impact the way foundations are designed today and for years to come!