Poured and block foundations both sit on concrete footings, or poured pads that serve as a base for the walls. Footings are constructed in trenches dug beneath the level of the basement floor.

A: Poured concrete and concrete block are the two foundation types that dominate the residential-construction industry here in the USA. I've built buildings using both materials.

Never do you put forth poured concrete basement walls as a correction. I lived in Connecticut for many years, and our basements were cement. No dampness and no mildew, no water through the walls.

In poured concrete walls, holes are drilled in the forms, pipes are inserted, and the concrete fills in around them. In rock walls, the pipes are incorporated in mortar joints as the wall is ...

Rich Kubica, owner of K-Wall Poured Walls, LLC has spent his entire life in the concrete foundation and wall business. In fact, one could say Kubica is a visionary for what a foundation and wall ...

Believe me, I’ve seen both poured concrete and concrete block wall failures where no steel was used. The cost to fix them is extraordinary.

Q. Answering a waterproofing-basement question, you wrote, "If the walls are made of poured concrete, you may want to try to waterproof them with one of the coatings available in hardware and ...

A: Poured concrete walls are actually structural beams. To help you visualize this, think about the horizontal steel I-beams you see as a skyscraper is being built.

The ramp was built with two poured concrete walls with the ramp in between them. The church is a stunning red-brick edifice built by French Catholics in the late 1800s.

The ramp was built with two poured concrete walls with the ramp in between them. The church is a stunning red-brick edifice built by French Catholics in the late 1800s.

Q: I just bought my first house and am about to remodel my basement. The previous owners of the house glued 2-inch-thick foam insulation to the poured concrete walls. It’s got an aluminum foil ...