Concrete and Masonry

A simple wheelbarrow, a stiff rake, and a reliable process transform the task of mixing concrete from backbreaker to no-brainerby Scott Grice

by Larry Haun

by Paul Fisette

Build this simple foundation with basic tools and ingredientsby Rick Arnold

Rather than hiding a poured-concrete or block foundation with landscape plantings, show it off with stone veneerby Cody Macfie

Hold back the earth with blocks, concrete, timbers, or stone. Here's how different systems stack up.by Eric Nelson

Accurate site work and a well-compacted stone base yield an outdoor room that's firm, flat, and attractiveby Dick Henry

Thanks to interlocking foam forms, you can form, pour, and insulate any small foundation in a single dayby Rick Arnold

Ensure a square, level building project from the get-goby Jim Blodgett

For small projects, you can save time and money if you form and pour everything at onceby Jim Blodgett

A commercial retaining wall system finds a niche in the residential marketby Fernando Pagés Ruiz

by Rick Arnold

by John La Torre Jr.

Layout is critical when the pipes are cast in stoneby David Crosby

Carpenter Joseph Truini offers construction details for four types of basic, on-grade foundations suitable for backyard buildingsby Joseph Truini

An architect adds a new first floor under his house to gain space and better views of Puget Soundby Frank Karreman

Grading a driveway with one of these machines saves a lot of time, but much of the work is done in reverseby John La Torre Jr.

by John Spier

Grafting the right foundation onto a house that's neither square nor levelby Rick Arnold