Below-grade waterproofing systems can be critical features of building enclosure design, particularly when the structure has a deep foundation. As the foundation goes deeper, there is a greater ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Q: I am planning some landscaping that will include a deck. My back yard is level, so the deck will not be built on posts. Is it wise and possible to build a deck flush to the ground? A: Adding a deck ...

A typical Pin Foundation ready for installation shows pins before they are driven several feet into the ground to provide a stable building base without disturbing the soil with excavating. There’s ...

Los Angeles’ building department did what San Francisco’s wouldn’t — and staved off a miserable and potentially disastrous situation “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” Juvenal wrote that 1,800 years ago ...

With six different types of home foundations possible, cost estimates vary by design. Estimates are based on a 2,000-square foot house. Monolithic concrete slab foundations are better known as slab-on ...

Robby Brown is the founder of Pinnacle Foundation Repair, a foundation repair company that has been serving Texas for over 20 years. Commercial foundations support a heavy load and have to be ...

The Midland Independent School District recently gave a project update on the 2023 School Bond that was passed in November 2023. According to the district, the new elementary school’s site work is ...