Excavation, footing forming and concrete placement on day one; wall forming and concrete placement on day two; and form stripping, clean-up and waterproofing on day three. This facilitates a ...

I looked at your photo of that massive block of poured concrete. Without looking at your blueprints of the house, I’m quite certain it’s a bearing wall footing. Take a look at your plans and ...

Here it states: All exterior walls shall be supported on continuous solid or fully grouted masonry or concrete footings, crushed stone footings, wood foundations, or other approved structural ...

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 ...

When the concrete hardens, or cures, the forms are ripped off to reveal the bare concrete wall or foundation. Today, wood forms are giving way to polystyrene insulated concrete forms made from ...

Can that be? Can I repair it? A: It is more common than you might think for a concrete block foundation wall to bow inward. The situation can develop slowly over many years from the force of water ...

The century-old building we occupy in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania, has a foundation and walls that are thoroughly cracked. But cracking concrete has met its match, and you don’t have to be an ...