In most cases, you’ll measure from the lot line to position the slab parallel to it. Start to prepare the site for concrete ...

Q. I've heard all kinds of things from friends about concrete foundation piers. To say the least, I'm confused. Some say you just dig a hole and fill it with concrete. Others say you need to be sure ...

Imagine a swimming pool 105 feet long, 105 feet wide and 105 foot deep. Now fill it with 43,000 cubic yards of concrete. That’s what the new downtown library is at its core in construction — $20 ...

For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured. When ...