Site Work and Foundations

by Ernie Clark

by Jennifer Stimpson

by Warner Bradley

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

Searching for underground pipes doesn't have to be expensive, all you need is a couple of cheap materialsby Justin Fink

A reliable and back-friendly approach to a common chore by Scott Grice

A compacted gravel footing is the only prep work required, and you don't have to wait for the weather

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

A great wall system that masons love to hateby James Cameron, Kathleen Jardine

Build this simple foundation with basic tools and ingredientsby Rick Arnold

by Tim Crocker

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

by Christopher F. DeBlois

by Lynn S. Hayward