Q: I disagree with my builder about what will happen under the garage slab of my new home. There is a trench around the inside on all four walls where they had to dig to install the foundation. The ...

Dear Jerry: My home was built in 1980. Over the past 10 years, the house has settled a bit, and as a precaution against further damage, I have since rerouted my gutter drainage pipes (once embedded ...

Q: Two of my garage foundation walls are bowing out and cracking both vertically and horizontally, and the slab is sinking inside it. It definitely got worse last winter, and nothing is tied together.

DEAR TIM: What type of stone would be best for filling a cavity under a planned two-car garage addition? It is approximately 7 feet deep. The local concrete supplier sells recycled concrete for a ...

DEAR TIM: My new home is under construction. I’m in a disagreement with my builder about what’s going to happen under my garage slab. Right now there’s a trench around the inside on all four walls ...

Most garages in older communities were certainly not built with the same level of quality as were the homes. Many were erected right on the ground, with no foundation at all to support them. Often the ...

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Q. My garage roof is leaking and I can’t seem to fix it. It is a concrete block-walled, 2-car garage with a flat, slightly pitched reinforced concrete slab roof that has some hairline cracks that ...

Q: I have a small square kitchen. On the other side of one wall is a deep one-car garage where there is a half bath and a washer and dryer. There is no doorway from the kitchen to the garage. I am ...