Site Work and Foundations

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

by Larry Haun

by Paul Fisette

Build this simple foundation with basic tools and ingredients by Rick Arnold

Rather than hiding a poured-concrete or block foundation with landscape plantings, show it off with stone veneer by 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 attractive by Dick Henry

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

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

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

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

by Rick Arnold

by John La Torre Jr.

Layout is critical when the pipes are cast in stone by David Crosby