Winter Casting
Winter Casting
(OP)
I'm considering building a home but I've been warned that casting concrete for the foundation and walls is risky in cold weather (scalding, cracks etc). I live in Saskatchewan, Canada and it's already -20 Celcius at night with a high of -10 during the day. Am I any better off delaying construction of my new home until March or April? Any advice would be appreciated.





RE: Winter Casting
RE: Winter Casting
The use of ICF (foam forms) walls will go a long way to assisting in good walls. The placement of slabs should proceed only when you can properly cure the concrete, either by heating of waiting until Spring.