February 3, 2020 Updated: June 15, 2023 Grades of Concrete for Foundations, Slabs, Columns, and Beams, Explained Different proportions of the same four ingredients yield different strength mixes of concrete for structural and non-structural parts of a building Concrete & Masonry Design YouTube video
January 15, 2020 Updated: October 31, 2023 An Insulated Basement Slab That Floats A four-dimensional detail drawing of an insulated and damp-resistant basement slab Concrete & Masonry Details in 4D detail
November 11, 2019 Updated: June 15, 2023 What’s Up With Fiber-Reinforced Concrete? Does adding fibers to concrete make it stronger or what? Concrete & Masonry YouTube video
September 16, 2019 Updated: June 15, 2023 Engineering School: Concrete, Rebar, Tensile Strength, and Compression How steel reinforcement makes concrete stringer: by giving it tensile strength. And how to boost tensile strength with prestressing or post-tensioning Concrete & Masonry Design YouTube video
June 17, 2019 Updated: June 15, 2023 Concrete Hand Tools: How to Use a Jointer and Edger Keep debris out of the fresh concrete and use matching tools for joints and edges that look perfect Concrete & Masonry YouTube video
February 18, 2019 Updated: June 15, 2023 Stabilizing a Sagging Foundation Tree stumps are not a solid base for footings Concrete & Masonry Photos Northeast photos
November 30, 2018 Updated: June 15, 2023 Insulated Floating Subfloor, Part 2: Plastic and Rigid Insulation Water and thermal barriers make a warm, dry base for the subfloor to float on Concrete & Masonry Video video
November 26, 2018 Updated: June 15, 2023 Insulated Floating Subfloor, Part 1: A Flat Gravel Base A solid flat surface for building begins with a LOT of aggregate and many passes with a compactor Concrete & Masonry Video video
November 6, 2018 Updated: June 15, 2023 Animation: Floating Insulated Subfloor on a Slabless Slab Wait, what? Concrete & Masonry Details in 4D detail
October 27, 2018 Updated: June 15, 2023 Note to Self: Get A Soils Report Next Time We budgeted nearly $50,000 for the foundation and yet ran almost 100% over budget—that hurts. Concrete & Masonry Photos photos