By keeping the pavers snuggly pressed into place, this method works to stop movement without needing concrete or heavy-duty spikes. The choice between soil and gravel depends on your landscape ...

Potting soil can last a long time if you store it the right way. We share simple tips on how to keep potting soil healthy.

Q: We are planning to add a hot tub to our deck. To keep the tub close to the house, we are considering placing a 78-inch square concrete pad four inches thick under two spruce trees planted six ...

Glenn Pruim, Encinitas’ director of public works and engineering, said the plan calls for placing soil cement — a mixture of cement and sand — at the base of the bluff, also known as the toe.

Construction crews began the process of placing the first layers of soil over the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing on Monday morning.

Likewise, soil vs cement may sound like being part of these debates. However, the intention is not to place them as opposites, but be able to observe the appropriate and make a studied choice.

Twenty-two years ago in Carlsbad (San Diego County), a Swedish family headed by Jan Erik Jansson set up Soil Retention, a small company that produces a European cement block building system that ...

Williams Form Engineering Corp. has been providing threaded steel bars and accessories for rock, soil and concrete anchors, post-tensioning systems, and concrete forming hardware systems in the ...

My questions are, shouldn't the preparation of the soil below the cement and the adding of sand help to prevent cracks? Is it normal to have cracking that quickly (six months)? D.T. -- Hudsonville A.