Top 18 Foundations Projects

1. 1. Home Siding and Crawlspace Tips

   DIY Network shares tips on maintaining home siding and crawlspaces.

2. 2. Dry Foundations (00:47)

   

3. 3. 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 &...

4. 4. A Strong Foundation: More Footings Information

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

5. 5. Basic Steps of Building a Foundation

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

6. 6. 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...

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

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

8. 8. 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...

9. 9. A Strong Foundation: Installing the Foundation

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

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. How to Secure a Sliding House

    

    Be the First

    These step-by-step instructions show how to secure a sliding house by backfilling under the deck, securing the deck post...

    Time:

    Month

    Cost:

    $15,000 - $25,000

    Difficulty:

    Hard

12. 12. House Foundations

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

13. 13. 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...

14. 14. 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...

15. 15. 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...