Q: I’m building a new home and visited the job site a few days ago. I was aghast at a possible defect in my foundation. Parts of the concrete foundation are suspended in midair. The walls are only ...

The soil along the San Francisco Bay, which includes clay mixed with poorly drained silty clay loam, sandy and gravelly loam and bay mud, can cause ground movement that can lead to foundation problems ...

Q: My house foundation was poured on a sloping lot. I stopped by just after the forms were stripped from the foundation, and I think the foundation was poured too deep. The ground on one side of the ...

Question: I have a foundation that was poured and I am not impressed. The footings were poured and when they set the wall forms, there was visible deviation in how much the footings extended past the ...

The Concrete Foundations Association explains the process of reviewing tolerances and considering the integrity of a properly built foundation wall and discusses cracks in an out of plumb wall ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things ...

Most people buying a home are obsessed with the kitchen, the backyard, the number of bathrooms. Totally understandable. Honestly, who walks into an open house and stares at the floor seams? Nobody.

All concrete foundations crack. Concrete is brittle, and shrinks after initial installation. We all live and work in buildings with foundation cracks. Shrinkage cracks are not a problem. But what’s a ...

Workers just finished stabilizing foundation walls of the 1,000x500-ft basement of the former World Trade Center. With that accomplished, the engineer for the work has revealed that damage to a 110-ft ...