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Pour concrete footing forms during extreme weather conditions

The homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres pour concrete footing forms while dealing with extreme weather conditions during the ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Setting a firm foundation

Pouring a basic concrete slab isn’t quite as simple as making a cake, but close. "It’s getting easier and easier, and people are getting smarter and smarter about how to do it," said Tom Stoddard, of ...
Brainerd Dispatch

In a different form

FORT RIPLEY - Neal Lesmeister of Weathershield Homes Inc., in Baxter knew there had to be a better way to make homes made with Insulated Concrete Forms at a lower cost, while at the same time being ...
For Construction Pros

Contractor's Footing-Form Innovation Becomes a Competitive Advantage

In the early 1990s Barry Herbert, then president of Otsego, Mich.,-based concrete contractor Herbert Construction Co., learned an alternative method for forming footings. Barry spoke with Ron Colvin, ...
Staten Island Advance

Foundation footer is critical element on which a building rests

Q. I'm thinking of a career in new home construction and know very little. One of the things I don't fully understand is the foundation footer. I'm also stumped about piers. What's the real purpose of ...