The Skip in the Record There are days when nothing moves. You work and sweat and push, and nothing changes. You try harder, and it only gets worse. You feel like a man stuck in mud—fighting it only pulls you deeper.When that happens, most men grow bitter. They curse. They lash out. They fight the world like it owes them something.But I learned a

Figure 2. Utilize a coring tool or trowel to gather soil samples and put them right into a cleanse bucket in advance of transferring them to your soil sample box.Plate Load Test: This test assesses the bearing potential of soil beneath a foundation by applying a known load to your steel plate put on the ground floor. It can help figure out the sett