Andrew Thron Improvements on MSN

Everyone gets this thing wrong about concrete footers - learn from my mistake

This DIY Concrete Deck Footer Project was absolutely brutal... Not because any part of the deck footing construction project ...
Staten Island Advance

All about step footers

Q. I'm not very good at reading blueprints. On the ones for my new home, the architect has drawn a step footing. Is this an accepted way to put in a foundation? Why can't the footer that rests under ...
Columbus Dispatch

For sound construction, put best footers forward

Q: On the blueprints for my home, the architect has drawn a step footing. Is this an accepted way to put in a foundation? A: Footers are an important structural component of a house. In most cases, ...
The Washington Post

Ask the builder: The right way to create a house’s footer

I’m not very good at reading blueprints. On the ones for my new home, the architect has drawn a step footing. Is this an accepted way to put in a foundation? Why can’t the footer that rests under the ...
For Construction Pros

Getting Off On a New Foot

There are many different footing form systems available, but the majority of them share a common thread: non-wood forms. With the concrete industry moving in the "green" direction, and with an ...
For Construction Pros

Standing Water in Prepared Footings: A Problem or a Precaution?

Question: I visited the site of my new home and noticed a lot of water standing where the concrete walls will soon be poured. Won’t this be a problem for the quality of concrete in my footings? – Home ...