Taunton’s For Pros by Pros: Foundations and Concrete WorkFine Homebuilding magazineFormerly The Best of Fine Homebuilding: Foundations & Concrete Work, this newly revised edition features 30 percent new content, including the latest tools and techniques and updated photos and illustrations. Details, design considerations, and specifications that guarantee a solid base for any structure "Foundation work is not the glamorous side of home building. It is hard, dirty work. But it's also the work upon which all other work rests, and so a good foundation is critical to every home," writes Fine Homebuilding editor-in-chief Kevin Ireton in the introduction to Foundations and Concrete Work. And whether you are planning to build a new foundation, shore up an old foundation, or pour a new driveway, this collection of articles from Fine Homebuilding magazine will provide you with the professional guidance you need to do the job right. Foundations and Concrete Work brings together contractors and builders from all over the country to provide the best advice on formwork, foundations, waterproofing, reinforcement, and related topics. Written by the pros who actually do the work, these articles will help you to: prepare a site for excavation and formwork avoid common mistakes when working with concrete and masonry cut, form, and install rebar correctly prepare forms properly evaluate insulated concrete form systems select and install drainage components repair problems in old foundations construct block foundations select the right waterproofing treatment Details, design considerations, and specifications that guarantee a solid base for any structure Introduction Part 1: CONCRETE BASICS Avoiding Common Masonry Mistakes Working with Rebar Placing a Concrete Driveway Part 2: BUILDING FOUNDATIONS Pouring Concrete Slabs Building a Block Foundation Forming and Pouring Footings Forming and Pouring Foundations Insulated Concrete Forms Part 3: WATERPROOFING Moisture-Proofing New Basements Details for a Dry Foundation Keeping a Basement Dry Part 4: RETROFITTING FOUNDATIONS Foundation Drainage When Block Foundations Go Bad Retrofitting a Foundation Credits Index Softcover, 8-1/2 x 11 in., 160 pages, with color photos and drawings Published 2002, ISBN 1-56158-537-8 |