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Recycled-Duct Footing Form
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…
FastFoot Footing Form Review
Fab-Form Industries' Fastfoot is a reinforced sheet-plastic footing form that is unrolled and installed in a light framework for better, faster, and less expensive concrete footings
Smart Deck-Framing Strategies
Ledger brackets, flexible flashing, and a joist-hanger jig are a few field-tested tricks for overcoming construction challenges.
How to Outsmart a Rock
I had to install a post next to a porch stairway. After creating as small a hole as possible with my #2 shovel, I struck a 1-ft.-dia. rock at 26…
So Easy Even a Carpenter Can Do It
Installing precast concrete foundation wall panels set on gravel footings
An Energy-Smart Foundation in Two Days
A compacted gravel footing is the only prep work required, and you don't have to wait for the weather.
A Solid Deck Begins with Concrete Piers
Learn how to size, layout, dig, form, and pour concrete to build a simple but sturdy deck foundation.
Retrofitting Footings When Digging in an Old Basement
An engineer offers design advice and words of caution for building concrete retaining walls after removing a basement slab.
Protect a Concrete Pier Foundation From Frost Damage
An expert shares two main principles for ensuring a solid and durable foundation pier.
Footing and Foundation in One Pour
For small projects, you can save time and money if you form and pour all the concrete at once.

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