Pre-cast concrete foundation systems are a new construction feature in homebuilding. Unlike a poured concrete foundation, which requires a separate pour for concrete footings and can mean weeks before ...

Recently, my daughter purchased an older summer house on a lake. The house is about 80 years old and built on stony soil from crude cinder blocks. Frost heaves over the years have compromised the ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Tom spent 20 years running his own contracting company, working as a building mechanic and operating as a carpenter. Now he creates solar, home security, moving and home warranty content content for ...

Editor's Note: This is part one of a series on Crumbling Foundations. Part two will appear in a future issue of The Item. REGION — Homeowners should perhaps fear one word even more than termites or ...

The “pink house,” or Casa Maldonado, a historic West Side structure whose fate was in jeopardy last year, has been moved — albeit temporarily and only about 20 yards. Its westward shift comes as ...

BOSTON — Hope ran high among certain homeowners in Central Massachusetts this last legislative session that they would receive financial support from the state to mitigate the failure of their homes’ ...

It’s July in Texas, which means it is exceptionally hot. While there is plenty to do to keep yourself calm, cool and collected, how to treat a house foundation is something else all together. Unlike ...

Storing a garden hose in the garage for the winter. Adele L. Wilcoxen Johnson County K-State Research and Extension. It’s June in Texas, which means the summer heat wave is nearly here. Fort Worth ...