Concrete Construction

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Building a Foundation Designed for a Wet Site

A grade beam footing supported by 59 helical piers allows this concrete foundation... More

Hardscaping a Backyard

Deck builders already have most of the skills needed to pour concrete slabs and... More

Burying Deck Support Posts Below Grade

Glenn Mathewson digs into the new code requirements for installing concrete... More

Mini Form Buster Pry Bar

Tim Uhler checks out a good pry bar, a must-have tool for any framer. More

Installing a Steel Pergola

Framed with structural steel and assembled like a giant erector set on massive... More

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Building a ‘Removable’ Deck

How an engineered design with unusually beefy cantilevered beams allowed part of... More

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Mission Creep

John Carroll is on the home stretch of a 20-year odyssey to transform the... More

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Is Rusty Rebar a Problem?

Why doesn’t the rebar used to reinforce concrete footings and foundations—which... More

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When a Footing Pour Goes Wrong

Tim Uhler explains how even when you do everything right, sometimes mistakes are... More

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Orange Caps for the Tips of the Spears

Tim Uhler reminds us that even though good rebar caps are expensive, getting... More

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