Wood forms, made of 2-by-4s, are set just to the outside of what will be the finished concrete base indicated by strings along both sides. To determine the height of the forms, subtract the thickness ...

Amber Boyce loved working with her husband and children in the construction industry, pouring concrete. Traditionally, it’s hard and heavy work, setting up forms and pulling them down again. “It was ...

Q. I've heard all kinds of things from friends about concrete foundation piers. To say the least, I'm confused. Some say you just dig a hole and fill it with concrete. Others say you need to be sure ...

How many undergraduates in a concrete formwork class get a chance to form and place a concrete footing, then snap a line on the footing to align prefabricated wall form panel followed by setting, ...

Rich and Patty Kubica, owners of K-Wall Poured Walls in Asheville, N.C., are concrete contractors who have found a forming system that offers several green benefits to homeowners. So when Cliffs ...