The Best Finishing Options for a Residential Foundation: Brick, Block, Stone, Concrete
Whatever you do, make sure that you research the project you are trying to accomplish first. It helps with the entire process from start to finish. Get familiar with the general processes of the project, so that you can be prepared for the “mess”, “the time”, the “cost”, and “the demolition” of your existing stuff!
Do you need steel rebar in your footings?
As you can see in the photo above, steel rebar is simply steel that is melted into the shape of long tubes. The term “rebar” is short for reinforcing bar and is used in concrete to increase it’s tensile strength. Rebar is typically constructed with high yield steel by heating it to its liquid form and then shaping the tubes to spec. Steel rebar can last up to 80 years before it starts to decompose. This makes building with concrete much more stabile and long lasting.