Frost Slab At Door

Frost protected shallow garage slab.

Frost slab at door.

Instead of excavating to below the frostline insulate below the edge of the slab and out from the building. This excavation sloped to the sides for drainage and about 1 8 inch per foot toward the front of the garage so the slab would drain toward the doors. Three conditions required for frost heave. There s more than one way to go about it so choose your favorite approach.

Find frosted glass interior doors at lowe s today. Because of gently sloping topography neither a thickened slab edge nor a frost protected shallow foundation seems possible so i intend to use a frost wall with a slab separated thermally by rigid insulation. The strip footing is 1 4 thick x 2 6 wide and is 1 4 below slab. At the perimeter the slab would be 12 inches.

For frost heave to occur three things must be present. Stem wall to be held down at the doors and slab poured through opening. Three ways of preventing frost heave. The slab is 5 thick.

Here s an easy one. Frost window or glass door for a luxe look and more privacy. Smart pro 207 polar white solid core wood 1 lite frosted glass interior door slab no bore model 091250 410 00 410 00. Walls slabs footings and pavements all can be damaged.

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