Q: I’m thinking of buying a dilapidated old frame house in the country. It has a stone foundation that seems to me to be too close to the ground. Are stone foundations adequate and strong? Is it ...

I did a comparison of the Optimus Foundation AM4 block to the Corsair XC7 RGB CPU block in the same system. When I built my open loop, the Optimus Foundation AM4 block I ordered was on back order. I ...

DEAR TIM: I’ve got a choice to make about my new home. The builder is giving me the option of a poured concrete or concrete block foundation. There’s not a huge difference in price, but I’m more ...

The foundation walls of many Northeastern Ohio homes built between 1915 and 1950 were constructed using structural clay (tile) blocks. These blocks are usually a reddish-brown color, and are quite a ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Rick Muth has heard the one about being a chip off the old block so many times that by now he keeps a poker face when he hears it. But such is the case when you are the son of a co-founder of a block ...