Foundation & Structural

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Plastic injection ports glued along a hairline crack in a poured concrete basement wall, epoxy cartridge nearby

Seal Hairline Foundation Cracks With Epoxy Injection

A step-by-step guide to injecting epoxy into hairline foundation cracks: ports, surface paste, bottom-up injection, and the cracks that mean call a pro.

A steel trowel smoothing fresh gray resurfacer across a concrete step edge held by a wooden form board

ExteriorMasonry & Concrete Repair9 min read

Repair Crumbling Concrete Steps With Resurfacer and Simple Forms

A step-by-step guide to rebuilding chipped concrete step edges and resurfacing worn treads: chiseling to sound concrete, edge forms, and finishing.

Heavy white polyethylene vapor barrier being unrolled across crawl space dirt and taped around a block pier

ExteriorCrawl Spaces & Moisture Control10 min read

Install a Crawl Space Vapor Barrier That Actually Seals

A step-by-step guide to lining a crawl space with a sealed vapor barrier: 6-mil versus 12-mil poly, seam overlap and taping, and wrapping piers and walls.