The Journal Light Construction

May 17, 2008


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This bonus photography from Victor Rasilla's story in the May issue of JLC, "Beyond the Basics With ICFs," shows further details from the featured project. Slideshow: Curved Walls With ICFs		A detailed report from the field on what it's like to install this innovative footing form Slideshow: On Site with Form-A-Drain
		A restoration contractor shows how to patch cracks with hand tools, plaster washers, and drywall mud Slideshow: Practical Plaster Repair

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WEEKLY Q&A

In New York state, we built a pergola (a type of garden trellis) using 8x8 pressure-treated posts set 4 feet into the ground. During the first winter, the frost lifted the posts. What should we have done to keep the posts from heaving?

To resist wind uplift, pergola posts should be securely anchored to the ground. For a solid anchor, I prefer to embed pergola posts in concrete, by inserting each post into a Sonotube. If an irregular-shaped hole is used instead More