Q. I've heard all kinds of things from friends about concrete foundation piers. To say the least, I'm confused. Some say you just dig a hole and fill it with concrete. Others say you need to be sure ...

Q: I’ve heard all kinds of things from friends about concrete foundation piers. Some say you just dig a hole and fill it with concrete. Others say you need to be sure it’s the right size and shape.

Q. My upcoming deck project requires concrete support piers. I've never dealt with them before and have many questions. What are my options? How do I make sure the ...

Even though FEMA won't pay for a concrete replacement of the wooden pier, shown here, that was destroyed during Katrina, Kenner officials say they will pay the difference. Hurricane Katrina destroyed ...

Libertyville officials are discussing replacing the distorted 12-year-old fishing pier at Butler Lake—which lost its foundation after heavy rains and flooding in April—with a new and possibly sturdier ...

New York City Economic Development Corporation used FRP pile jackets and lightweight concrete in an underwater construction repair of a public pier in New York Harbor. The return of marine borers to ...

Organ music emanates from the carousel building while inside hand-carved wooden horses race in an endless circle. Laughter resonates through the air as wooden deck boards creak beneath people’s ...

As the wind whipped the waves in Tampa Bay on Friday, workers went about their jobs building the city's next downtown pier. Cranes rose from barges and inside a construction trailer, pictures of a ...

DAYTONA BEACH — Most every time a tropical storm or hurricane comes barreling toward the Daytona Beach Pier, it doesn't end well for the wooden span jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean. The ferocious ...