Guides A-Z

Guide describing how to install a capillary break to help manage moisture in foundations.

Guide describing how to install a capillary break under a slab foundation using either polyethylene sheeting or rigid insulation installed over aggregate or over sand and geotextile matting.

Guide describing how to install slab edge insulation when retrofitting existing slab-on-grade foundations.

Guide describing how to insulate a new foundation wall or an existing foundation wall by adding rigid insulation to the exterior side.

Guide describing ways to construct a raised-slab foundation to increase a home's resistance to floods.

Guide describing how to help drain water away from the perimeter footing.

Guide describing how to upgrade a crawlspace floor in an existing home by adding insulation.

Guide describing how to correctly slope solid surfaces outside a home so rainwater flows away from the home.

Guide describing how to install a radon mitigation fan with various types of house foundations.

Guide describing how to insulate closed crawlspace walls and band joist areas with rigid foam board insulation.

Guide describing how to insulate an existing slab floor by adding rigid foam insulation over the slab then installing a floating subfloor.

Guide describing how to construct and retrofit homes built on slab-on-grade foundations in earthquake-prone areas to withstand seismic forces by properly installing wall to foundation connections.

Guide describing how to insulate slabs on grade in climate zones 3 and higher.

Guide describing how to insulate an existing foundation wall by adding spray foam insulation to the interior side of the wall.

Guide describing the need for covers on sump pumps in the basement or crawlspace of a home.

Guide describing techniques and measures for increasing the termite resistance of a home's foundations.

Guide describing how to install a radon-mitigating vertical ventilation pipe in new and existing homes with various types of house foundations.

Guide describing how to retrofit an existing basement floor or slab to reduce moisture issues.