The difference between the stone and block is that stone is solid all the way through. The concrete block has void spaces to make them lighter and easier to lay in a wall. Poured concrete started ...

DEAR TIM: My wife and I are building our new home, and we stopped by to see the progress just after the foundation was poured. We saw a massive long block of concrete at least 10 inches thick in ...

I'm thinking of a career in new ... wall, displaces this weight over a much larger area. A footer also creates a nice, level surface for the foundation contractor to set his forms. Some pre-cast ...

The first step I’ve witnessed is the placement of four or more concrete footing pads ... tools to ensure the new foundation will match the exact shape of the outer walls of the house that ...

Question: I believe I read in ACI 332 that footings are to be a minimum of 2 inches outside the face of the wall sides and the IRC states 4 inches. Which one is right? – Concrete Contractor ...

My introduction to building a stone wall ... to me recommended that we tear the walls down and let him put up a building-code-acceptable concrete-block foundation), I set about teaching myself ...

But concrete shares something in common with most natural stone ... especially in the footing. The ½-inch bars would work just fine in a standard poured foundation wall. But no matter what ...

My goal is a blend of footing and foundation wall rolled into one. Generically speaking, footings are wide sections of concrete that sit directly against the soil on the site, creating a flat ...