Build Update 3: Slab Form Prep & Pouring Concrete
Nova Scotia Build

Getting the insulated floating slab forms ready and pouring the first two shed slabs.

By Graham Mann | Published: 10/1/2025

This is part 3 of my Nova Scotia build series. Catch up on Build Update 2: Prepping Driveway & Slab Sites if you missed it. --- When we left off last, contractors had just put in the driveway and prepared the gravel slabs for the FastSlab insulated forms, levelling them and then compacting them with a roller. The next step was putting in the rigid foam forms. For the larger shed, I had always planned to use the FastSlab product, one that is local to the Maritimes, and designed for the purpose of building passive houses. The smaller shed is only 8’x12’ and was a bit of a last minute addition, so I figured I’d build it with traditional rigid foam panels. The FastSlab had a lead time of 4-8 weeks, so I ordered it well before the driveway was put in. Thankfully they aren’t that heavy, so it was one item I wasn’t too worried about having delivered nearby to my parent’s house instead of directly to the site. !FastSlab materials ready to be transported to the build site The process for gettin...

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