HOUSE BASEMENTS ON PRAIRIE CLAYS. HERE'S HOW BUILDERS CAN ECONOMICALLY STOP FLOOR HEAVING.
Abstract
Areas of shifting clay soils in the Canadian Prairies often cause extensive damage to basement floors and have resulted in the restricted use of basements as living space in the Western Provinces. The report details economical methods to prevent heaving of basement floors allowing builders to take advantage of the increasing trend to utilization of basement area as an integral part of a home's living space. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0675357
Entities
People
- G. O. Handegord
- J. J. Hamilton
Organizations
- National Research Council Canada