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Before you begin your con­crete foun­da­tion forms DIY project, con­sid­er these five dis­ad­van­tages of DIY con­crete form con­struc­tion.

We cov­er the dif­fer­ences between CMU blocks and poured con­crete foun­da­tions so that you don’t have to learn from tri­al and error.

The foun­da­tion is fun­da­men­tal to the longevi­ty, strength, and struc­tur­al sound­ness of a house. Home­own­ers and pro­fes­sion­als often ask, ​“Which foun­da­tion is the most effec­tive for a house?” Find out here!

Con­crete pump­ing has changed the way con­trac­tors place con­crete on job sites. Rather than haul­ing heavy loads in wheel­bar­rows or rely­ing on cranes and buck­ets, a con­crete pump deliv­ers liq­uid con­crete through a sys­tem of hoses, pipes, or booms — direct­ly to the point of place­ment.

Whether it’s a high-rise res­i­den­tial apart­ment build­ing or a com­mer­cial com­plex, the quick­er a mul­ti-sto­ry build­ing is con­struct­ed, the soon­er it can start gen­er­at­ing rev­enue.

Donat­ed con­crete will strength­en afford­able hous­ing, mak­ing it more resilient and sus­tain­able.