If you're planning a retaining wall in Kitsap County this year, the rules have tightened around drainage and footing design. The 2026 permit process now strictly enforces the updated Stormwater Design ...

Structural stress from settling: Soil movement near retaining walls can shift pressure points, increasing the risk of damage. Compounded by water issues: Drainage problems combined with soil ...

Contractors regularly look at the basic U.S. residential concrete foundation as being a three-day process. Excavation, footing forming and concrete placement on day one; wall forming and concrete ...

A CFA member asks for an interpretation of the cover requirements for dowels in a footing used to provide connection between the concrete footing and the foundation wall. 7.3.4.1 A vertical No. 4 ...

Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things related to home improvement and good design. She previously worked in the decor and lifestyle spaces for digital publishers ...

Many years ago, when I was young and foolish, I decided to build an 80-foot-long terrace for fruit trees, and to edge it with a nice fieldstone retaining wall using stones I could find on my property ...