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A concrete pier is a block of cement. Wrong. A concrete pier is a compromise between a block of cement and the weight resting on … Read more

Now you begin digging out the hole for a deck post and something feel wrong with the dirt. No longer is it solid sand or … Read more

A good set of lumber can build a nice house. But if foundation isn’t strong, that house won’t stand. Soil type are the foundation for … Read more

The first error is thinking that a footing is nothing more than a hole in ground. Dig out, pour concrete and pray to St. Frost … Read more

Think of the post hole as an empty cylinder? Grab a shovel, dig till it’s “deep enough.” Pour some concrete, stop when it starts to … Read more

What is a concrete column? Is it just a block of concrete sitting still until it falls down? Nope. A concrete column is a complex … Read more

Imagine a concrete column. It holds up your floor. It holds up your roof. But you don’t think about it while going to school or … Read more

There’s a kind of panic that comes over you when your weekend driveway job has grown into a logistical exercise. The subgrade is compacted, the … Read more

So, maybe there’s this wobbly feeling when you step onto it. This tells you something are wrong with the way the concrete cantilever slab is … Read more

Heavy shelving, deck ledgers, and timber framing all require Lag Screws. Think of them as big nails with an added bonus (threads). Why’s that important? … Read more

Winter brings us all to a familiar predicament: purchasing firewood. The confusion usually stems from difference between a face cord and a full cord. We … Read more

That is where this calculator comes in. No more panicking that you won’t have enough polyurethane to fill your mold. No more guessing about how … Read more

Four by eight sheets of three-eighth inch A36 steel weigh more than a small child, and you probably learned the hard way that steel plates … Read more

When you begin a construction project, what do you think about? Steel posts? Timber beams? Not many of us go immediately to the dirt. That … Read more