Dear Jerry: I read your columns weekly and enjoy them, but your recent series on wet or damp basements made me want to contact you. Weekly on the radio I hear about this problem and the answer is the ...

Q. What is the difference between concrete block and poured concrete foundation walls? Which one is better? The lot I am going to build upon has a seasonably high water table. Which of the wall ...

Concrete Concrete Equipment & Products The Evolution of a Poured Wall Contractor Rich Kubica, owner of K-Wall Poured Walls, LLC has spent his entire life in the concrete foundation and wall business.

Q: I've been researching foundation types for both new homes and room additions. I've narrowed it down to either poured concrete or concrete block. Many websites say poured concrete is better than ...

DEAR TIM: My wife and I are building our new home, and we stopped by to see the progress just after the foundation was poured. We saw a massive long block of concrete at least 10 inches thick in the ...

Q: We are finishing off part of the basement into a utility room. The washer, dryer, and laundry tub are already there, with the plumbing anchored to the cement walls. We have framed in the walls with ...

I addressed this subject a number of years ago. At that time, and to a certain extent now, Rochester is a "block" town. Buffalo to the west has been a "poured concrete" town. Charlottesville, Virginia ...

When I finished the basement of my last home in Cincinnati, I simply did what I just described, but there was no foam glued to my poured concrete foundation. I used regular fiberglass batts in the ...

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 ...

Q–A builder in my town has suggested that I use precast concrete foundation walls for my new home. I am a little skeptical of this new process. He says the walls do not require concrete footers. They ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finished basements boost home value and can add hundreds of usable square footage to your home. They’re perfect for creating rooms ...