Ask the Builder: Poured or block, concrete walls need reinforcement. Tim Carter Tribune Content Agency. Q: I've been researching foundation types for both new homes and room additions.

It's a best practice to use this same reinforcing steel to connect the concrete block walls to the poured concrete footer. I did this on all my jobs, making sure the steel rods protruded up from ...

Size the trench so there's enough room for the retaining wall block and at least 8 in. of space behind it. Excavate deep enough to completely bury at least one full course, including space for 6 ...

This is why reinforcing steel rods placed at precise locations in poured concrete footers are so important. This same steel needs to be placed in the poured concrete or block walls if you want to ...

Glass blocks make strong, attractive walls and windows that are easy to maintain and keep clean. The blocks are made of two sections of pressed glass fused together with a partial vacuum between ...

Contract documents call for #6 reinforcing bars embedded in a concrete wall and with right angle bends that will be the top bars in a floor slab to be added later. But here’s the problem.

— N. P. ,via email. Answer: As I mentioned in my basement-finishing series a few weeks ago, weep holes can help. You see, if water does enter the cement block walls from the exterior, it may not ...

Note that you must install reinforcing wire, a wall-attached panel anchor and a new expansion strip after every two courses. Continue laying glass blocks (Photo 13).

Ancon AMR is a fabricated steel reinforcement that sits in a bed joint to improve the structural performance of a masonry wall. It is now made in 3.5mm and 4.5mm diameters, complementing the 3mm, 4mm ...