Concrete blocks are a common way to construct a retaining wall, but that doesn't mean they're the best or only way. Here's an ...

This material is the opposite of concrete block in a few ways, most notably in its color and how it can help your retaining ...

Question: We are placing a foundation wall for a residential project using our standard forming system set for 7 5/8 in. wall thickness. The Wisconsin state code (Uniform Dwelling Code) states that a ...

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 ...

For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured. When ...