Foundation - Page 4 of 10

Start With a Steel Deck
Atop the foundation of steel and concrete is a metal pan deck supporting a 4-in. poured-concrete slab.
Footings Are Dug
The big excavator has done its job.
Moving Bedrock: The Egg Drop
If we can't dig it out, we've got to break it up somehow.
Supersize Me: The Cat 330
Big rocks require big machines.
Encountering the Batholith
Just how rocky is this site?
What to Do About a Cracked Concrete Block Foundation
Keep the soil next to the house dry; make sure the soil against the foundation slopes away at a minimum pitch of 1 in 10; and bring in an engineer for structural questions.
Podcast Episode 118 — Inches and Feet
More on the metric system, paint, humidity, sheds, and foundation work. Plus, when is it okay to work on your roof without shoes?
Protecting Foundation Insulation
A heavy gauge of metal flashing offers increased durability if you plan to let it contact the ground.
Podcast Episode 67 — Siding Next to a Stepped Foundation
Building with insulating concrete forms, preventing rot on low-slope roofing, and mad props for your humble show-notes compiler.
A New Slab Foundation in 15 Photos
This collection of pics shows all of the main details and steps it takes to create an insulted concrete slab.

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