How Deep is the Frost Line? If your setting deck posts move up in the spring and then settle back down as the weather warms, then you have a bad case of “frost heave-osis.” Pouring footings doesn't ...

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's the real purpose of ...

It's hard to think about spring, but, believe me, it's just around the corner. You may have ambitious plans to build that long-awaited DIY room addition this year. Good for you. Many a homeowner just ...

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's the real purpose of ...

Q: On the blueprints for my home, the architect has drawn a step footing. Is this an accepted way to put in a foundation? A: Footers are an important structural component of a house. In most cases, ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Concrete truck operators wash the chutes of their trucks after pouring concrete for base of the field house at NexusPark in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.

The construction of the new Champlain Bridge progressed one more notch this morning. Crews did a second pouring of concrete on the 38 footings that will form the base of the bridge underwater. The ...