Q: Two of my garage foundation walls are bowing out and cracking both vertically and horizontally, and the slab is sinking inside it. It definitely got worse last winter, and nothing is tied together.

Q. Tim, I’m flummoxed. I’m about to build a large detached garage. The plans call for a 10-inch-thick by 20-inch-wide poured concrete footing with two ½-inch steel bars that run continuously in the ...

Some pristine-looking walkways have histories stretching back decades, having provided sure footing for countless soles over the years. The time stamps are right there, carved in stone, so to speak.