Q: I’m thinking of buying a dilapidated old frame house in the country. It has a stone foundation that seems to me to be too close to the ground. Are stone foundations adequate and strong? Is it ...

Q: I was doing research about house foundations and came across interlocking foam forms that stack on top of one another. They assemble much like children's plastic blocks. Does a concrete foundation ...

Ever wondered how concrete pavers are made and how sometimes they manage to look so random and yet fit perfectly together like pieces of a puzzle? It’s quite simple actually. The secret is a concrete ...

This sheltering structure, made of 2-by-4 framing and plastic sheeting, allows workmen to lay concrete blocks in cold and rainy New Hampshire weather to keep a job moving forward. (Tim Carter/TNS) ...