Push piers are one of many underpinning methods used in foundation repair. If you’ve got a foundation settlement issues going on around your house – the two obvious choices are push piers and helical pier. We prefer push piers as their sleek design and reduced skin friction can easily stabilize or lift your sinking structure … Read more
Red wires are usually used as secondary hot wires which are clearly marked to avoid the dangers of electrocution (injury by electric shock). The wiring between the switch and fan unit needs a fourth wire – a red wire to carry power to light kit. If you have same wire for light and fan than … Read more
The insignia brand of televisions having Amazon fire smart TV operating system are manufactured by Asian Corporation Hisense system. Insignia Televisions are affordable as they are low in price and offer a wide range of features. In terms of quality their products are in line with other Chinese brands and when compared to other established … Read more
So, while seeing different sizes of TV in market, you read 55 inch and are now wondering – How wide is a 55 inch TV? You might already know that the manufacturers specify the size of TV by taking into account the diagonal of the screen. Anyhow, knowing your TV width and height is a … Read more
Annoyed of the dark mold spots on your bathroom popcorn ceiling? Well, it takes much of elbow grease to get rid of mold spreading onto porous and texture walls of your bathroom. Sometimes a simple process like using bleach and water solution can do wonders but you’re not always lucky. Here in our today’s guide, … Read more
Bulldozers or simply dozer is a machine that is mainly used for digging, pushing, excavating, and for leveling the different materials like soils, coarse aggregate for roads and removal of debris at work site. Different types of bulldozer with varying sizes are available in the market. Among the most common types of heavy equipment used … Read more
When we talk about foundations for our home, two of the obvious choices are floating slab and monolithic slab foundation. Well, both the footings are a type of slab-at-grade foundations – aka raft foundations. But both have different set of uses, applications, and pros. Foundation engineers don’t prefer a floating foundation for an entire house. … Read more
A waffle slab also known as two-way joist slab is a slab made of reinforced concrete with its ribs running in two directions underside of the slab. Ribs are wide band beams that run between columns spanning the orthogonal direction. That’s the reason why waffle slab is also sometimes referred to as ribbed slab. The … Read more
The 8 on 12 roof pitch or 8/12 roof pitch is a pretty common residential roof pitch that corresponds to an angle of 33.690 degrees. It depicts the steepness of a roof such that for every 12 inches or horizontal run there’s a rise of 8 inches in height of roof. We express roof pitch, … Read more
A lot of folks that call around to landscaping companies ask the question, how much does a yard of dirt weigh? If you’re planning on landscaping your yard and need to buy some dirt, it’s good to know how much that dirt weighs so you don’t spend too much money or worse, not enough. One … Read more