Concrete - Page 19 of 24

Q: Last year, we had frost-heave problems with several patios and driveways that we built. When the temperature dropped to near 0°F for several days straight, some of the patios…

Helical piers go in like giant drywall screws to support a sinking house and a new addition.

An engineer offers a few simple changes to make walls and foundations much sturdier.

When I build an arbor, I like to elevate the posts above grade on concrete piers. The posts last longer that way, and if they ever need replacing, they are…

Careful preparation of the soils and proper positioning of joints and reinforcement are keys to a driveway that lasts a lifetime.

We had to pour a concrete step at the front of a house, and the transit-mix truck couldn't get anywhere near the site. So we used a method for mixing…

Q: I am constructing a pole house using natural, peeled logs for poles. These poles taper with the shape of the trees they came from, and I need to know the…

New products from the latest technologies offer more effective alternatives to slopping sticky tar onto new foundations.

Q: How can I install wood decking over a very uneven concrete slab? Bruce Donnell, Carencro, LA A: Former assistant editor Rich Ziegner replies: I encountered the same problem when…

Q: I have a concrete swimming pool built in the early 1930’s, and regular maintenance involves patching spalls and filling cracks. I use a portland-cement and masonry-sand mixture on the thinner…