In this video, I document my journey of collecting natural stones for constructing a house foundation using stones, gravel, ...

A few weeks ago a visitor to my AsktheBuilder.com site wanted to know about brick foundations. Karen has an ambitious desire to build a small 900-square-foot house by herself. She is well aware of her ...

Foundation cost typically ranges from $5,200 to $148,000, but the national average is $9,100. The type and size of foundation, type of structure, permits, soil testing, prep work, and labor rates are ...

Would you like a home customized to your tastes and the way you live? Who wouldn’t? Here are four ways to build a house ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

As I look back on the decades of giving advice to homeowners like you, one thing stands out in my mind. I’ve always tried my best to tell you the truth about how hard or easy some task might be.

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 ...