It's hard to think about spring, but, believe me, it's just around the corner. You may have ambitious plans to build that long-awaited DIY room addition this year. Good for you. Many a homeowner just ...

A concrete footing. Even though the concrete hardening (technically known as curing) process begins quickly, you should leave the posts undisturbed for at least two days after pouring the concrete.

The goof is not expected to cost the county money or delay the Nov. 28, 1988, finishing date, a month before the first conventioneers arrive. Six hunks of concrete — called footings — that are ...

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, ...

LAURIUM – Construction of the Public Works Department garage is progressing, according to Village Manager Ian Lewis. “The ...

Q: I’m thinking of a career in new-home construction and know very little. One of the things I don’t fully understand is the foundation footer. I’m also stumped about piers. What’s the real purpose of ...

Concrete beams poured at one of Lake County’s few heavy manufacturing plants are providing solid work during a soft economy. For more than 40 years, Dura-Stress Inc. has been making specialized ...

Some pristine-looking walkways have histories stretching back decades, having provided sure footing for countless soles over the years. The time stamps are right there, carved in stone, so to speak.

The walls are rough, gray concrete marred by occasional cracks and craters. The floors also are concrete and stained an uneven earthy hue. But the space is not a work in progress. Nor is it the ...