Q: I was doing research about house foundations and came across interlocking foam forms that stack on top of one another. They assemble much like children's plastic blocks. Does a concrete foundation ...

Most garages in older communities were certainly not built with the same level of quality as were the homes. Many were erected right on the ground, with no foundation at all to support them. Often the ...

Q. Hello, Tim. I was doing research about house foundations and came across interlocking foam forms that stack on top of one another. They assemble much like children’s plastic blocks. Does a concrete ...

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 ...

Steven Krause, an architect and partner with QPK Design in Syracuse, struggled for 19 years with drainage problems in his Skaneateles house. "My house has had a problem since we bought it in 1990," he ...

Contractors regularly look at the basic U.S. residential concrete foundation as being a three-day process. Excavation, footing forming and concrete placement on day one; wall forming and concrete ...

While strength and durability are important for flooring in any area of your home, it's even more essential to think about when choosing garage flooring. Because you'll be parking vehicles in your ...

A mixture of cement and charcoal powder could enable houses to store a full day’s worth of energy in their concrete foundations. This new way of creating a supercapacitor – an alternative to batteries ...