With six different types of home foundations possible, cost estimates vary by design. Estimates are based on a 2,000-square foot house. Monolithic concrete slab foundations are better known as slab-on ...

Pre-cast concrete foundation systems are a new construction feature in homebuilding. Unlike a poured concrete foundation, which requires a separate pour for concrete footings and can mean weeks before ...

Building a new home comes with so many decisions, and some days, all of them feel equally important. But there’s one decision that will make the most significant difference in your house’s stability ...

SAN ANTONIO — Homeowner Charity Lee remembers the day she really noticed her Furr Drive home had foundation issues. “I knew the house was crooked because my baby would roll a ball, and it would go ...

Q: We live in a 1950s Eichler built on a concrete slab. The soil immediately around the house is heavy clay and I have noticed water pooling after rain. Even after months of dry weather the soil is ...

A home addition has a new basement foundation with a durable, heavy-duty plastic basement waterproofing shroud. Homebuyers are most often convinced to buy a house because it has the square footage ...