Q. What is the difference between concrete block and poured concrete foundation walls? Which one is better? The lot I am going to build upon has a seasonably high water table. Which of the wall ...

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Dear Jerry: I read your columns weekly and enjoy them, but your recent series on wet or damp basements made me want to contact you. Weekly on the radio I hear about this problem and the answer is the ...

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Hard work and some bonding material transform hundreds of concrete blocks into an airtight wall eight feet high. The structure, called a brattice, controls airflow in a coal mine. But what controls a ...

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