Foundation Work

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

by John Spier

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

The bones beneath concrete's muscle, rebar has to be cut, bent and tied properly to do its jobby Howard Stein

Dry-laid walls reinforced with steel and filled with concrete make a weathertight, bugproof houseby Fred Leadbeater

by Fred Lugano

Assembled with regular building skills, ICFs form airtight, insulating concrete walls that finish with standard materialsby Andy Engel

They hold up the house, hold back the earth and keep out the water. If they're not level and square, you may end up custom-cutting every rafter.by Rick Arnold, Mike Guertin

Fill up a trench with concrete -- what's to know? If a house is going to stand on those little sidewalks, they'd better be straight, level and correctly placed.by Rick Arnold, Mike Guertin

by Thor Matteson

Steel bracing and improved drainage give new life to cracked and wet wallsby Donald V. Cohen

Used overseas successfully for decades, this innovative foundation system uses carefully placed insulation and a slab with integral footings instead of conventional deep frost wallsby Christopher R. Kendall

Helical piers go in like giant drywall screws to support a sinking house and a new additionby Jerry McSweeney, Eric McGaw

by Robert L. Brungraber

Tips on ordering, placing, screeding, floating and finishingby Carl Hagstrom

Design footings and piers to match the load and bearing capacity of your soilby Scott Schuttner

These time-saving tips make short work of setting sills, posts and girdersby Larry Haun

by George Nash

by John Campbell