For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured ...

Q: I’ve been researching foundation types for both new homes and room additions.I’ve narrowed it down to either poured concrete or concrete block. Many websites say poured concrete is better ...

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The concrete block has void spaces to make them lighter and easier to lay in a wall. Poured concrete started to be used in the early 1900s in the Midwest in both residential and commercial ...

Figure 1: Concrete wall forms set for residential foundation showing a nominal 8-in. wall thickness with an actual thickness set at 7 5/8-in. Concrete Foundations Association ...

Q. I’m thinking of a career in new home construction and know very little. One of the things I don’t fully understand is the foundation footer. I’m also stumped about piers. What ...

Your foundation is basically the same situation. The smaller foundation wall that is only 4 feet tall is a beam. It has air under it just like a steel I-beam on a skyscraper.

I’ve got a choice to make about my new home. The builder is giving me the option of a poured concrete or concrete block foundation. There’s not a huge difference in price, but I’m more ...

A&E; Art; 15 Spokane artists transform concrete wall into city’s longest mural Thu., Aug. 8, 2024 From left, artists Jack Biel, Hannah Bottino and Matt Clinard work on their panels on a long ...