Concrete blocks were out of budget, so we built two large retaining walls using 6x6 landscape timbers. In this video, I show you how we extended their lifespan with drain lines, proper backfill, and ...
When the project to transform Tselinny, the 1960s modernist Soviet cinema in Almaty, Kazakhstan, into a multidisciplinary arts venue first started taking shape, seismic engineers initially recommended ...
We wanted to fix our sloped yard without spending a fortune, so we built a DIY boulder retaining wall. It’s strong, simple to build, and blends beautifully into the landscape.
A Louisville woman built a home using Insulated Concrete Forms to reduce energy costs and environmental impact. The concrete structure provides protection from extreme weather and results in ...
The UK cement and concrete industry has slashed emissions in recent years, and it is not all down to deindustrialisation - could the sector now emerge as a net zero trailblazer? Cement and concrete ...
In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...
A mother could have up to £50,000 knocked off her home's value after developers blocked her seaside view by building an 'illegal' 8ft-high concrete wall for a luxury flat development next door. Liz ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Two in five Brisbane streets have no footpaths – a proportion that has been stagnant for years. In fact, out of the more than 15,000 ...
Editor's note: This column was first published Aug. 11, 2017. It has been updated to adjust for inflation. Next time you’re stuck in traffic headed to Seattle, just remind yourself that things were a ...
Arch bridges are one of the oldest types of bridges and have great natural strength. Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to ...
Landslides occur in all U.S. states and territories and can be caused by a variety of factors including earthquakes, storms, volcanic eruptions, fire and by human modification of land. Landslides can ...
Try as he might, President Trump cannot seem to shake the controversy over his former friend Jeffrey Epstein. Why are people so interested in this case, and what are the political opportunities and ...