Small cracks in your concrete driveway, patio, or foundation may not seem like much to worry about, and you may be tempted to ignore them. But left to their own devices, they can eventually widen into ...

Concrete may be one of the toughest materials you can use in building, but often, it will eventually crack. Luckily, there's ...

Dear Jerry: My home was built in 1980. Over the past 10 years, the house has settled a bit, and as a precaution against further damage, I have since rerouted my gutter drainage pipes (once embedded ...

Cracking garage floors are causing problems for homeowners around the city, and it turns out that you need to fix those cracks as soon as you notice them. Experts say the best way to do that is to ...

Step 1: Cut the tip of the concrete filler cartridge at a 45 degree angle and load it into a caulk gun. Step 2: Place the tip of the caulk inside the crack. Applying steady pressure to the trigger to ...

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Concrete is one of the most versatile and sustainable materials for use in and around a home. It is used as the foundation to build on, it offers itself to attractive flooring options when stained, ...

It’s the world’s most popular building material, and ever since the Romans built the pantheon from it some 2,000 years ago, we’ve been trying to find ways to make concrete more durable. No matter how ...