Deborah and Mark Morey took a chance a few years ago when it was time to add an addition onto their home, using a little known form of construction that uses concrete in the walls instead of wood. But ...
Q:I want to build a house which is efficient and strong to withstand tornadoes. I prefer one made with concrete because the resource is so abundant. How good are foam block houses filled with concrete ...
Will your next house have walls of the same material used to make plastic coffee cups? Polystyrene foam, reinforced with concrete, is shaping up as one of the most-likely-to-succeed alternative ...
Q: I just bought my first house and am about to remodel my basement. The previous owners of the house glued 2-inch-thick foam insulation to the poured concrete walls. It’s got an aluminum foil face on ...
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A Pro Carpenter’s Guide to Framing Basement Walls
A poor framing job can bring a whole mess of problems, so we asked a professional framing carpenter how to build basement ...
Q: I want to build a house that is efficient and strong enough to withstand tornadoes. I prefer one made with concrete because the resource is so abundant. How good are foam-block houses filled with ...
Very few concrete projects are challenge free. Kelder LLC of Scottville, Mich., recently completed a project that posed two challenges: building energy efficient, environmentally friendly walls and ...
For contractors, installing a cast stone fireplace in a residence, condo or apartment building can present so many labor and material costs - not to mention installation issues - that it can scuttle a ...
The modern European design features lightly stained wood siding on the three-car garage and painted siding and stone for the front elevation. Louis and Deanna Moisset broke ground on their home in ...
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