Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the cost of living space going up, many homeowners are looking down to expand their home’s square footage with a finished ...

Dear Jerry: I read your columns weekly and enjoy them, but your recent series on wet or damp basements made me want to contact you. Weekly on the radio I hear about this problem and the answer is the ...

Q. What is the difference between concrete block and poured concrete foundation walls? Which one is better? The lot I am going to build upon has a seasonably high water table. Which of the wall ...

DEAR TIM: My wife and I are building our new home, and we stopped by to see the progress just after the foundation was poured. We saw a massive long block of concrete at least 10 inches thick in the ...

Q: I’m building a new home and visited the job site a few days ago. I was aghast at a possible defect in my foundation. Parts of the concrete foundation are suspended in midair. The walls are only ...

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 ...

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