Pre-cast concrete foundation systems are a new construction feature in homebuilding. Unlike a poured concrete foundation, which requires a separate pour for concrete footings and can mean weeks before ...

Question: Last winter we installed several foundations for a builder in one development. He called this week asking us to provide inspection and support for a home owner claiming to have moisture ...

Your home's foundation is the single most critical structural element holding everything above it together. Foundation repair corrects movement and damage in the structure that supports your entire ...

The art, science and profession of residential concrete is centuries old yet the farther we get from its origin, the more complex the industry around us tries to make it. Understanding the basics, the ...

Q: I’ve been researching foundation types for both new homes and room additions. I’ve narrowed it down to either poured concrete or concrete block. Many websites say poured concrete is better than ...

With six different types of home foundations possible, cost estimates vary by design. Estimates are based on a 2,000-square foot house. Monolithic concrete slab foundations are better known as slab-on ...

For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured. When ...

Concrete cracks. That’s a fact of construction life that has been with the human race since it began building with concrete three millenia ago. The problem spurred the Romans to develop and perfect a ...

I’ve got a choice to make about my new home. The builder is giving me the option of a poured concrete or concrete block foundation. There’s not a huge difference in price, but I’m more concerned about ...

Q: I’m thinking of buying a dilapidated old frame house in the country. It has a stone foundation that seems to me to be too close to the ground. Are stone foundations adequate and strong? Is it ...

If structural engineers have their way, building codes will take a leap forward in the next couple of years to allow the use of higher-strength 80-ksi reinforcing steel in concrete shear walls in high ...