Site Work and Foundations - Page 16 of 37

My construction company does a lot of renovation work, including new foundations under old buildings. This typically involves jacking up the house, with big beams carrying the load, and then…

Q: I’m having a builder put an attached deck on my house. To save money on the project, I’ll be digging the holes for the footings. On TV and in…

Learn reliable, time-saving techniques for getting your deck or shed project on level, solid ground in these free video episodes on building pier and block foundations

Q: In a seismic retrofit (see "Protect Your Home With a Basic Seismic Retrofit," FHB #222), are there alternatives to trimming the mudsill flush with the studs? For example, blocking between…

Strengthening a home in earthquake country means anchoring it to its foundation and adding site-built shear walls.

Lift the house safely with massive beams and get the proper subs involved to ensure the new foundation will last.

Keep the sludge off the street and out of the water.

Use less concrete and save on labor with this alternative method for building an energy-efficient foundation for a house in a cold climate.

Form and insulate in one step

Steel ducts make great footing forms. I save steel HVAC ducts, both the leftover pieces from a new installation and old ducts removed during a system replacement. Then, rather than…