Dear Spring: Hi, it’s Michigan! First, we want to say that we are all extremely grateful you are here! We have waited so many dark and dreary months for your arrival, anxious for your wonderful personality and all that comes with it. Flying colorful kites, boating, barbecuing burgers on the back deck, taking walks down...Read More
According to the March 2022 issue of Fortune magazine, “New home construction soars 22% as America finally starts building houses again. After a decade of construction that has failed to meet demand, homebuilders are stepping up their efforts to match the red-hot U.S. housing market.” Most anyone who has been looking for a home or...Read More
“In the spring rain, the pond and the river become one. Into every life some rain must fall.” -Langston Hughes Most everyone enjoys a beautiful running river. Most everyone enjoys a gentle pond. However, in spring, when rain after rain after rain falls, the two – river and pond – often become one. No one...Read More
Mary Jo Ridgeway eased her car into the driveway, her beloved Tudor-style home up ahead. Nestled in a grove of pine trees, the historic brown and beige home with a deep red front door was a true beauty. Mary Jo and her husband Jim purchased the decades-old home ten years ago. Yes, they had to...Read More
We at Rock Foundations would like to wish you the happiest of holidays! From everyone here, we hope you experience peace, joy, and happiness this festive season and all of 2022! It’s hard to believe another year is ending, with a new year close at hand. New year’s eve is always a wonderful time of...Read More
Nancy and her daughter Beth, both master gardeners with Phd’s in Horticulture, were working outside late November prepping Nancy’s flower beds for winter. While Nancy searched for diseased plants and some invasive species to remove, Beth pruned the perennials and replenished the mulch for the cold months to come. Then, while Nancy was kneeling...Read More
Halloween is fast approaching: a fun and scary time that signifies winter is on the way. It’s a playfully spooky time; however, other aspects of October’s end are not so fun. Winterization is also on the calendar. It’s that time of year when a thorough home inspection is recommended and winterizing is a must. Preparing...Read More
The stately colonial, the windswept Cape Cod, the enduring saltbox, the classic cottage: All across the country, Americans enjoy living in a variety of long-established and beloved home styles. In fact, many younger people are flocking to such historical varieties as people more and more appreciate the architecture of the past. A home is...Read More
These days are, to quote Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “cold, and dark, and dreary; it rains, and the wind is never weary.” For Michiganders, hunkered down as tempests blow across the state, winter days are demanding: temperatures harsh, west winds biting. For weeks to come, hardened residents will endure severe storms that transport an excess of...Read More
Now that the holidays are behind us and the emphasis on parties and presents has passed, it is the perfect time for a new focus: home maintenance. We are well into winter, and that means our homes are reacting to harsh and fluctuating temperatures, melting snow, freezing winds, and all that Mother Nature can conjure....Read More
Welcome to Rock Foundations! We are your concrete foundation experts. Our leadership has 40+ years of ground work experience in southeast Michigan. Add in our crew and you have 125+ years of expertise and know-how in poured walls. You are in good hands with our skill in trenching, footings, and poured walls. Residential and commercial projects large and small, we are your go-to people.
