Sorry it is much harder to scan through the forum posts because of the "posted by" or "in forum" line underneath with a similar font and size.

It was frozen to the cement so I couldn't lift it to look underneath...

Hello does anyone know about any grant money for testing a remediation of contaminated soils on a property you already own?

Also, when checking the faucets and drains, be sure to get underneath the sinks and check for plumbing leaks while the water is running.

Ceramic tile in the heavy traffic areas or snap in fake wood flooringEven with all that you could buy a property in Dallas and have soil expansion issues that just can't be helped and end up with a 3 to 10k problem at anytime in the future..

In my old house the kitchen is 2" thick terrazzo and the bath thickset tile, but it's the ground floor with the joists exposed underneath.

The reason why he didn't close in the quick time frame is because the wholesaler didn't do a oil tank scan and it turns out there was dirty tank with soil in the ground.

(Tamping down soil and use of proper amounts of gravel).  

The property might be on a slab and you want to build a basement but there is bed rock underneath, is there a formula for that?

This sealed off the dust, and gives a grand storage/workshop area,   HOWEVER, it also sealed off the airflow, with the result that any dampness wicking through from the outside soil makes any nearby surface mold heaven.