Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things related to home improvement and good design. She previously worked in the decor and lifestyle spaces for digital publishers ...

The average stained concrete floors cost is $11,000, though a typical range is $3,000 to $18,500. The cost to stain concrete depends on a number of factors, including the area size, type of stain and ...

Every seven weeks I sit in my barber’s chair and say to Mikayla: “Take no prisoners. Cut each and every one of them.” She giggles to humor me. I have to step up from the asphalt parking lot to a ...

Q:I have three concrete steps at my front door. One piece. The bottom step is starting to crumble, showing wires. Someone suggested building wood steps over the whole thing. Is there anyway to fix the ...

If you listen to experienced contractors, they'll tell you that the only two things you need to know about concrete are that it gets hard and it cracks. As a DIYer, repairing cracks in concrete is a ...

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 ...