If you’re thinking about building a new home, you may be debating between concrete block wall foundation and poured concrete foundations. While both of these options provide solid structural support, there are certain advantages to choosing concrete block wall foundation over poured concrete foundations. While you’re planning to build a new home, it can be … Read more
A bridge abutment is a thick vertical end member of a bridge whose function is to take the load of bridge and distribute to soil. Its function is also to resist the horizontal loads which are acting on it due to earth pressure. A bridge abutment plays very important part in duration and life span … 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
Foundations are of two types when we consider building a home on site one is raised foundation and other is slab foundation. A slab foundation consists of slab of reinforced concrete which is spread over subsoil over which building is constructed. Other is raised foundation which is footing spread around the perimeter of building with … 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
How much does it cost to drywall a 1000 sq. ft. house? What’s the cost of drywall per square foot? And how much would it cost to drywall a 500 sq ft house? These’re some of the questions that I’ve been asked frequently by homeowners seeking to renovate their home in near future. Drywall installation … Read more