— R.H., via email. Answer: Changing to poured concrete walls is hardly a reasonable “correction” for someone who already has a concrete block basement. Jacking up the house, excavating the ...

"I thought there could be a better way to hold a section of rebar in place within concrete that was poured within a block or ...

Concrete block design sets the tone at Palm Springs redo. By Lauren Beale. Feb. 16, 2017 7 AM PT . ... Set behind a geometric, three-dimensional concrete block wall, ...

Celebrating the design excellence and building and transportation, the winners of the 2021 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute 2021 PCI Design Award Winners.

If your basement has concrete-block walls, ... One gallon seals 150 to 250 sq. ft. of poured-concrete walls, and 100 to 150 sq. ft. of concrete-block foundation. Joseph Truini.

Concrete block is a great material when it’s made correctly. It’s artificial rock, when you think about it. Your builder’s statement about it lasting at least 100 years is not far off when ...

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: Poured concrete and concrete block are the two foundation types that dominate the residential construction industry in the United States. I've built buildings using both materials.

New Delhi-based Zero Energy Design Lab has completed a girls' hostel building with a pigmented concrete facade and an exterior staircase in Gurugram, India.

Openable concrete panels and sun-shading blinds add dynamism to the otherwise austere facades of the Elcano housing block by Madrid-based practice FRPO.