Concrete and Masonry - Page 14 of 47

The foundation of the FHB House project in Rhode Island was designed and built with performance and water management in mind. You can read more about the theory and logic…

This handy device works by shearing a brick between a fixed angle iron and a masonry chisel.

See the construction of the Rhode Island FHB House foundation, and listen to builder Mike Guertin explain the details of its assembly and describe his approach to product selection.

If you’re building a backyard structure like a pergola or an arbor, you’ll want to elevate those post ends above grade to keep water from getting to them. Now you…

In this episode, host and managing editor Justin Fink talks with editor-in-chief Rob Yagid and design editor Brian Pontolilo about outdoor showers, efflorescence, attic insulation, and window replacement. Resources and…

The steel reinforcing rod used in the footings and foundation will end up costing about 50% of the cost of the concrete used to fill the footing and ICF forms.

Recycled I joists, old staging planks and salvaged plywood are used for form boards.

How to set a bolt in wet concrete to the correct depth

Imagine building a house and getting a callback years later about a flawed foundation. Not a crack, but a failing foundation so riddled with flaws that the entire house is…

Homeowners complain that the concrete foundations holding up their houses are crumbling.