Kevin Parr has been a contractor for 40 years. His experience as a contractor led him and Jimmy Schau, a Union Laborer of Local 1149 to engineer and develop Green Key Telescoping forms. “Over the ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Did you know concrete formwork represents close to half the cost of a concrete structure? With proper care and maintenance, APA-trademarked concrete form panels provide reliable and consistent ...

Casting concrete is as old as the Roman Empire---the Romans poured concrete to create their aqueducts---and even now it remains among the strongest, cheapest ways to erect a structure. But it isn’t ...

For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured. When ...

On the lookout for ever more energy-efficient building envelope solutions, a growing number of Building Teams are turning to insulating concrete forms as an alternative to light-gauge steel frame, ...

Concrete form tubes make the installation of footings for decks much easier. But cutting these tubes level can be an awkward process. Here's a simple tip that will make cutting straight lines on a ...

SANTA CRUZ — When Mike and Cindy Grall imagined their dream house, it was something much more than three bedrooms, two baths, a white picket fence and a swimming pool. “We wanted the home to produce ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to create a large concrete slab from start to finish. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Clearing the Area 01:30 - Surveying the Site 02:28 - Building the Frame 06:13 - Trench Filling ...