Extending A Basement’s Foundation.

If you have read some of my previous posts you know that I am in the process of increasing the depth of the basement of a townhome that I purchased. The original height of the basement was around 7 feet, and my goal is to increase that to around 8 feet. To do this I...

Cutting A Concrete Foundation.

As you may recall from my recent posts I’m lowering the floor in a basement. This process has presented problems and challenges. A home’s foundation has a footing on the bottom that helps distribute the weight of the foundation. When I excavated below the...