Top 18 Foundations Projects

1. 1. Understanding the Building Envelope

   To understand how it's possible to make a home efficient you need to understand what the building envelope is. Here, DIY...

2. 2. Strengthening the Foundation

   DIY's Home IQ follows the Oberg family during the decision-making process of building a home. In this article, you'll le...

3. 3. Protecting the Foundation from Moisture

   DIY's Home IQ follows the Oberg family during the decision-making process of building this beautiful new home. This arti...

4. 4. Dry Foundations (00:47)

   

5. 5. Deck Foundations and Footers (00:49)

   

   To build a good, strong deck, a foundation or footers are essential part of the project. Find out more about digging and...

6. 6. A Strong Foundation: Installing the Foundation

   Blueprint for Homebuilding host Jeff Wilson goes over the seven steps to installing a foundation.

7. 7. Home Siding and Crawlspace Tips

   DIY Network shares tips on maintaining home siding and crawlspaces.

8. 8. A Strong Foundation: Footings Introduction

   Host Jeff Wilson, from Blueprint for Home Building, explains one of the most important elements of building a new home &...

9. 9. House Foundations

   The contractors from DIY's Be Your Own Contractor talk about their various approaches to house foundations, including so...

10. 10. Solving a Footer Problem

    In this family's home construction a mistake is caught giving the builder time to address the issue and make the necessa...

11. 11. Basic Steps of Building a Foundation

    DIY Network takes you in order through the basic steps of building of a foundation.

12. 12. A Strong Foundation: Different Types of Foundations

    According to DIY Network, footings are only the base of the foundation. The rest can be built in several ways. What type...

13. 13. Footer and Foundation Building

    DIY's Home IQ series follows the Oberg family during the decision-making process of building this beautiful new home. Fo...

14. 14. What You Should Know About the Installation of Insulation

    DIY Network host Jeff Wilson explains what you need to know about insulation.

15. 15. A Strong Foundation: More Footings Information

    This article offers strong foundation information for different parts of the country.