Concrete - Page 17 of 24

The bones beneath concrete's muscle, rebar has to be cut, bent, and tied properly to do its job.

Last month, I had a job fixing a deteriorating sidewalk. The new sidewalk was to have a 6-in. tall curb beginning at the edge of some asphalt pavement. I needed…

Dry-laid walls reinforced with steel and filled with concrete make a weathertight, bugproof house.

Available as single-shot, semiautomatic or full automatic, these low-velocity tools are the ones carpenters choose when driving fasteners into concrete or steel.

Some nasty runoff eroded a cavity under the edge of my concrete patio, and I became concerned about the lack of bearing along its edge. Sooner or later, the slab…

Weather-resistant construction means this driveway gate will stand up to Rocky Mountain storms for years to come.

Assembled with regular building skills, ICFs form airtight, insulating concrete walls that finish with standard materials.

Getting a durable kitchen work surface starts with careful form work and the right concrete.

Q: I have a garage with a concrete floor where I do a lot of woodworking. The floor has large scored joints that fill up when I try to sweep up…

Foundations hold up the house, hold back the earth, and keep out the water. If they're not level and square, you may end up custom-cutting every rafter.