8 out of 10 new homes in New Zealand have a concrete slab floor

Widely popular throughout residential homes, concrete slabs are the foundation of choice. They don’t require the same extensive site excavation and ground clearance as alternative flooring materials, offering advantages in both meeting town planning height restrictions and reducing labour costs.

A reinforced concrete slab, constructed with NZ-made seismic-grade reinforcing steel, ensures durability and structural integrity – even against earthquakes.

As well as being the dominant material for foundation work, concrete offers versatility for other residential construction:

1. Mould into desired shapes, textures and patterns: concrete is easy to use for decorative surface finishes. A range of construction systems are available – cast in-situ, precast, tilt-up and concrete masonry.
2. Efficient construction methods: entire homes can be made from precast panels and concrete masonry. Alternatively, concrete can be used selectively in individual sections such as floors, beams, walls, panels, stairs and columns.

Combined with its ability to help reduce a home’s heating and cooling requirements, floor durability, fire resistance, sound insulation, value for money and a huge variety of decorative finishes – concrete is the only option for residential construction.

Residential pavements are designed primarily to allow safe and straightforward access around our houses and properties

Concrete is the unrivalled solution, creating a durable surface that’s water resistant. It can also be combined to compliment the design and landscaping of each house through its’ wide range of decorative finishes.

The construction of concrete pavement is simple, however there are multiple factors that need to be considered to create a product that fulfils the working and visual requirements needed by the house owner.

These include:

• Planning for drainage, ground conditions, adjacent objects and suitable concrete surface finish.
• Design of concrete strength, abrasion resistance, colour, pavement width and thickness, reinforcement detail and crack control.
• Construction of the pavement from correct sub-grade preparation, formwork and reinforcement fixing, placing, finishing and curing of concrete and joint installation.

EverSure Type GP is a diverse and versatile cement. It’s quality and consistency make it the product of choice for every residential construction requirement.