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Tip: An Alternative to Railroad-Tie Shoring

by Charles Miller

Deck Footings Done Right
Deck Footings Done RightOnline Membership Required

They're no fun to dig, but that's no excuse for digging them wrong by Mike Guertin

Are spread-base footings worth the effort?
Q & A: Are spread-base footings worth the effort?

by Bill Dresser

Another Way to Build a Shear Wall
Q & A: Another Way to Build a Shear Wall

by Jim Nichols

Protect Your Home With a Basic Seismic Retrofit
Protect Your Home With a Basic Seismic RetrofitOnline Membership Required

Strengthening a home in earthquake country means anchoring it to its foundation and adding site-built shear walls by Thor Matteson

Contractor’s Guide: Retrofitting a Foundation
Contractor’s Guide: Retrofitting a FoundationOnline Membership Required

Lift the house safely with massive beams, and get the proper subs involved to ensure the new foundation will last by Brian Brophy

Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations
Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations

These energy smart details will help you build a tight house with a warm floor by Martin Holladay

Concrete Reinforcement
Concrete ReinforcementOnline Membership Required

What's the Difference: Rebar vs. welded-wire mesh by Matthew Teague

Alternative to anchor bolts
Alternative to anchor boltsOnline Membership Required

Titen HD screw anchor by Simpson Strong-Tie by Rick Arnold

How Great Houses Take ShapeOnline Membership Required

An architect explains how to use the six principles of massing to shape a distinctive small home by Jeremiah Eck

A Better Home Right Now
A Better Home Right Now

This concept home shows how smart design, advanced building practices, and modern technologies improve livability and energy performance by Rob Yagid

How to outsmart a rock

by Warner Bradley

Keep Your Basement Dry With a Curtain Drain
Keep Your Basement Dry With a Curtain Drain

If your house is under assult from groundwater, make perforated pipe your first line of defense by Eric Nelson

Q & A: PEX and pesticides: bad mix?

by Daniel S. Morrison

So Easy Even a Carpenter Can Do It
So Easy Even a Carpenter Can Do It

Installing precast concrete foundation wall panels set on gravel footings by Daniel S. Morrison

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