When you pour concrete footings, hold the cardboard concrete form tube about 12 in. up from the bottom of the footing. Do this by nailing the sides of the tube to the center of a tic-tac-toe grid ...

3.8.6 – The dowels should extend at least 12 in. (300 mm) above the top of the footing, and 6 in. (150 mm) into the footing. If the depth of the footing is not adequate to develop a straight bar ...

Footings, in essence, are large blocks of poured-in-place concrete set underground that connect a building's structure to the earth below. Before you pour anything, you must consider the frost line.

Concrete footing forms should be made from sturdy 2-by-8s or 2-by-10s. Many foundation contractors prefer to use 2-by-8’s and stake them up off the ground several inches.

Usually, a 6- or 8-inch thick, 2-foot diameter poured concrete pad below the frost depth is sufficient to distribute the weight of the deck. There are all sorts of ways to install a deck ...

Usually, a 6- or 8-inch thick, 2-foot diameter poured concrete pad below the frost depth is sufficient to distribute the weight of the deck. There are all sorts of ways to install a deck ...

Typically, we excavate native soils to the proper depth, then place a steel reinforced concrete footing on the ground. This footing should function much like a snowshoe displacing the building ...

Q: Tim, I’m flummoxed.I’m about to build a large detached garage. The plans call for a 10-inch-thick by 20-inch-wide poured concrete footing with two ½-inch steel bars that run continuously ...