Design-build construction firm Ramtech Building Systems of Mansfield, TX, announced the completion of a state-of-the-art ...

Concrete may seem tough and simple, but the weather during installation plays a significant role in how long it lasts. Temperature, moisture, wind, and humidity all affect how concrete sets, ...

HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, November 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Builders and contractors are increasingly integrating under concrete insulation, under slab ...

Brionna is a writer specializing in home improvement, construction, and real estate topics. She leverages her background as a civil engineer and interior decorator as well as her love for ...

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 ...

Concrete may be better than timber at reducing airborne sound transmission between the floors of a building due to their significantly greater mass, but an acoustic membrane from the Hush Acoustics ...

While understanding wall and roof insulation is relatively straightforward, insulation under the ground floor can be a bit of a mystery by comparison. Not only is it buried in the ground, but there ...

Imagine building a structural concrete sphere one hundred fifty feet in diameter weighing 25 million pounds (25,000 kips) held in position twelve feet off the ground by four concrete columns with ...

Dear Jerry: Our house is newly built in Webster-Penfield in 2016. The basement cinder block walls have dimple board on the outside that is somehow tied in with the French drain — whatever that is. The ...

More than six years since the flood of 2008 destroyed the University of Iowa’s Voxman Music Building, the Hawkeye Marching Band is finally enjoying the benefits of a new indoor practice facility.

Q: I want to install a wood floor over a concrete slab in my downstairs bedroom. What kind of flooring material is needed, and how do I install it? A: Wood floors are beautiful and, with intermediate ...