ELIF: Why is concrete used on driveways cut to prevent heaving, but the same practice isn’t done in basements?
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It’s not cut to prevent pavement heaving. It’s cut to provide controlled fracturing as the pavement heaves. Basements don’t suffer from pavement heaving because they are deep in the ground and not subject to freeze-thaw cycles. (Sudsidence is a different issue.)
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