While concrete's cool, industrial aesthetic is a go-to design touch in modern homes, its density and strength are what have long made it an attractive building material. That durability can be quite ...

Eighty years after piers were constructed in San Francisco Bay to hold up the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, a specialized contractor was preparing to blast its sturdy footings.

Every single time we do a home improvement project we learn something new and interesting. Recently, we found ourselves forced to rebuild a 35-year-old section of fence that was literally rotten to ...

Q. My upcoming deck project requires concrete support piers. I've never dealt with them before and have many questions. What are my options? How do I make sure the ...

Companies working on the $670-million Mississippi River Bridge in St. Louis have shattered geotechnical records with a 36,067-ton load test on one of the bridge's drilled-shaft, concrete foundations.

Drilling into concrete is nothing to be afraid of, even for the novice DIYer. Like many home improvement tasks, you simply need to ensure that you have the right tools and techniques to make it happen ...

Carbide is one of the most important materials in concrete drilling. It’s a tough, long-lasting material that’s well-known as premium for precision drilling in concrete, hard concrete or hard ...

The Upstream Approach Walls for the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project got a solid start when work crews recently placed 148 cubic yards of tremie concrete into the drilled shaft on the bottom of ...

When it comes to fast, efficient deep foundation systems, helical piers are gaining traction with contractors across the country. This anchoring method offers minimal ground disturbance and leaves no ...