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Everyone gets this one thing wrong about concrete footers

This DIY Concrete Deck Footer Project was absolutely brutal... Not because any part of the deck footing construction project ...
Washington Post

How to keep your concrete deck piers from failing

Q: I’m concerned about the concrete deck base that’s fully above ground at my new home. The other decks in our development have the concrete piers below ground. Shouldn’t the concrete be completely ...
Washington Post

Building a deck that won’t collapse begins with solid footings

Q: Tim, you helped me years ago, and now I’m back. I’m going to build a free-standing deck at my house during my vacation. After watching lots of online videos, I’m somewhat confused about how to ...
Columbus Dispatch

Properly installed concrete deck piers can rise above soil level

Q: I’m concerned about the concrete deck base that is fully above ground at my new home. The other decks in our development have the concrete piers below ground. Shouldn’t the concrete be completely ...
Inman

Deck footings: How low should you go?

Q: How do you determine the depth of the deck footings to assure you have gone below the frost line? I live in central New Jersey, and thought I’ve always heard that the frost line here was 18 inches.
The Spokesman-Review

Ask the Builder: How to ensure your concrete deck piers won’t fail

Q. I’m concerned about the concrete deck base that’s fully above ground at my new home. The other decks in our development have the concrete piers below ground. Shouldn’t the concrete be completely ...
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Here’s the Key to Frost-Proof Deck Footings

The fact that water expands when it turns to ice makes life possible on our planet. However, it also creates headaches for homeowners in the form of busted plumbing pipes, ice dams and damaged gutters ...
StarTribune

A New Type of Deck Footing: Diamond Piers

and Goodbye waiting for footing inspections. Goodbye old-school deck footings everywhere. OK, I don't really think standard footings are going to become a thing of the past just yet, but there's a ...
StarTribune

Home Inspector: Diamond Pier footings make decks easier to build

I completely forgot about that until I re-read the original post just recently, because I'm probably going to have a deck added onto my own house this year, and I intend to have Diamond Piers used for ...
For Construction Pros

Confirming the Connection Detail for a Residential Footing

A CFA member asks for an interpretation of the cover requirements for dowels in a footing used to provide connection between the concrete footing and the foundation wall. Question: I thought that wet ...
For Construction Pros

Why Wait to Form Walls on Footings?

Contractors regularly look at the basic U.S. residential concrete foundation as being a three-day process. Excavation, footing forming and concrete placement on day one; wall forming and concrete ...