Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

DEAR TIM: My wife and I are building our new home, and we stopped by to see the progress just after the foundation was poured. We saw a massive long block of concrete at least 10 inches thick in the ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

It's in the fine print where the bad news usually puddles and where, in the case of soggy basements, there appears to be conflicts difficult for the homeowner to resolve without help. On one hand is ...

Heavy rains can mean damp or flooded basements. Leaks in basements may be caused by cracked walls, improper grading, water in window wells or water pressure under floors. Watertight concrete is ...

Question: My wife and I are building our new home, and we stopped by to see the progress just after the foundation was poured. We saw a massive long block of concrete at least 10 inches thick in the ...