Concrete is one of the most user-friendly building materials around. It’s durable and inexpensive, yet can be made amazingly attractive with today’s new concrete finishes. Learn how to pour a concrete ...

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The challenge is to build homes that can remain intact in any severe weather event, be more energy efficient, be reasonably priced, and be reoccupied shortly after a disaster so that life can go on ...

Concrete patio in the backyard of a home - Thomas Bullock/Getty Images As a homeowner, you've probably thought of ways to improve the aesthetic of your home that would also add value. You may have ...

This tried-and-true patio material is a classic and environmentally friendly alternative to concrete. Here's what to know ...

DEAR TIM: My concrete driveway has eight large slabs. The driveway slopes down from my garage to the street. The straight-line gaps between the slabs has enlarged, and some cracks are as wide as 2 ...

The hands-on homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres demonstrate pouring a small concrete slab for essential HVAC equipment.

If you are a homeowner, you know the feeling. You walk into your garage or on to your front porch and note the concrete is sinking! It wasn’t that way yesterday, was it? What happened? The Guys talk ...

Q:I just purchased a lovely 1927 home in the East Oakland hills. The previous owner didn't want to have anything to do with anything green outside, so she had two concrete patios built in the backyard ...