Concrete is a popular building material because it is inexpensive and durable. Plain gray exterior concrete — whether in poured-in-place, precast or block form — tends to be a little boring to look at ...

Whether in your basement or garage, concrete as flooring can be a boring and dull material to look at. Covering it with vinyl or other flooring options might not be affordable, or it might not even ...

Over Labor Day weekend, I went to the local home improvement store and bought a 5-gallon bucket of good-quality paint specifically designed for painting masonry. This weekend, I'm trying to finish ...

Q: I have an older concrete porch that has never been painted. I will be painting it with patio latex paint. I plan on cleaning with TSP (trisodium phosphate) and then applying a concrete bonding ...

Q: When we added handrails to our front entry last summer, the contractor had to extend the bottom steps to meet code requirements for the rail supports. The new concrete isn’t the same color, so I ...