PCA: May/June 2005 Concrete Homes Newsletter

The Portland Cement Association has its May/June 2005 concrete homes newsletter out. Interesting stuff, including a giant home basement pour: ‘There are plenty of complex basement pours, but not many come along that demand this type of flexibility. This 14,760 sq. ft. residential home in Grand Blanc, Mich., features walls which are 12 ft. tall and 12 in. thick, with 12 in.center rebar placed both vertically and horizontally. Even more impressive is 580 linear ft. of 12 ft.x 12 in. wall over 250 ft. of trench footing with multiple angles…’