In the early 1990s Barry Herbert, then president of Otsego, Mich.,-based concrete contractor Herbert Construction Co., learned an alternative method for forming footings. Barry spoke with Ron Colvin, ...

Question: I believe I read in ACI 332 that footings are to be a minimum of 2 inches outside the face of the wall sides and the IRC states 4 inches. Which one is right? – Concrete Contractor (Alabama).

The homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres share a step-by-step guide on how to build sturdy and precise concrete footing forms for your next construction project.

Choosing the right foundation for any construction project is absolutely critical, as it's the very base that will support the entire structure. This article ...

The U.S. construction industry ended 2024 on firmer footing, however skilled trades shortages were still a challenge, a report showed. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and American ...

Read the original version in Portuguese here. Foundations are certainly not the structural elements on which architects spend the most time during the design process. Since they are typically ...

The addition that will more than double the size of Juneau’s only legally designated food bank is starting to take shape. On Tuesday afternoon, a crew of about eight construction workers poured ...

In one of the region’s more unusual contracting jobs, Otto Sport has resurfaced the outdoor riding arenas at Zabeel Stables, in Dubai, with a specialist surface designed to keep horses on their feet.

New to the Terex Auger Tool product line is the Foundation High Production Auger, which is designed to improve drill footage in a variety of soil conditions. “Featuring standard heavy duty 1-in.

In what might seem like a race to beat the extreme weather of winter, contractors have been busy forming the footings and stem walls for a third four-story, 60,000-square-foot barracks at Fort McCoy ...