Mike Wolanin | The Republic Concrete truck operators wash the chutes of their trucks after pouring concrete for base of the field house at NexusPark in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.
Recently, my daughter purchased an old camp summer house on a lake. The house is about 80 years old and was built on crude cinder blocks that just rested on stony soil. Frost heave over the years has ...
DEAR TIM: know very little about home construction. In particular, 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 these ...