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A Fast Foundation for an Addition Online Membership Required

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

Q & A: Frost vs. pier foundation

by Lynn S. Hayward

Mudsills: Where the Framing Meets the Foundation Online Membership Required

Even if the foundation is not square or level, getting the mudsills right will get you back on track by Jim Anderson

The Greenest House in America? Online Membership Required

Although it's healthful, low maintenance, and easy on the environment, this Texas home is also lots of fun to live in by Peter L. Pfeiffer

A Firm Foundation for a Backyard Shed

Carpenter Joseph Truini offers construction details for four types of basic, on-grade foundations suitable for backyard buildings by Joseph Truini

Habitat for Humanity How to Build a House: Foundation Fundamentals

Establishing a sound connection between the house, the foundation, and the earth is crucial. These foundation fundamentals can help get you started. by Larry Haun

Q & A: Precise location of foundation bolts

by John Spier

Q & A: Treating a crawlspace as a basement

by William B. Rose

Keeping a Basement Dry

Waterproofing the foundation walls is only the first step; you also need a system of drains around the foundation that silt won't render useless by Larry Janesky

Working With Rebar Online Membership Required

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

Building a House of Insulated Concrete Block Online Membership Required

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

Insulated Concrete Forms Online Membership Required

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

Forming and Pouring Foundations Online Membership Required

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

Forming and Pouring Footings Online Membership Required

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

Q & A: Why no basements in California?

by Thor Matteson

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