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 ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

The ASCE manual provides a unified standard for foundation design, reducing variability and unnecessary costs across utilities. It promotes modern approaches like Reliability-Based Design (RBD) to ...

You know your home has a foundation, but do you know what kind? Different building techniques offer advantages and disadvantages in terms of cost, maintenance, and repair considerations. Whether ...